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Low-lying areas in North, Isan warned of reservoir discharge
News, Published on 11/10/2023
» The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) yesterday warned that nine major reservoirs now hold too much water and will have to speed up discharging it, which will inevitably affect low-lying areas downstream.
Usable water down in Northeast dams
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/06/2023
» The volume of usable water in Khon Kaen's Ubolratana Dam has dropped by 11% due to the insufficient number of wastewater treatment plants that could process runoff discharged by the agriculture and industrial sectors in the region, according to the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR).
Four killed in head-on collision
Yongyuth Phuphuangpet, Published on 12/01/2022
» KALASIN: Four people were killed when a pickup and a six-wheel lorry collided head-on in Yang Talat district of this northeastern province on Tuesday night.
Drought easing after heavy rain, says minister
Online Reporters, Published on 26/07/2019
» The crisis in many drought-hit provinces is likely to ease after widespread rain across several regions ended a two-month dry spell and boosted reservoir levels, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said on Friday.
Govt revives old plan to irrigate Isan
News, Published on 09/07/2019
» The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has vowed to complete the Huai Luang Water Development project, a scheme to use the Mekong River to irrigate farmland in northeastern provinces.
Northeast eyes joint disaster strategy
News, Published on 07/08/2018
» Twenty provincial governors in the Northeast have proposed the whole region takes a fresh look at its chronic problems with flooding and droughts.
Troops on alert as flood threat grows
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/08/2018
» Several thousand troops have been put on alert, ready to assist flood-hit areas, army chief Chalermchai Sitthisad said on Friday.
11 dams reaching their storage limit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/08/2018
» Eleven major dams are reaching the limit of their storage capacities, which is putting them at risk of flooding, according to the Royal Irrigation Department (RID).
Officers gun down cop killer
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/05/2018
» KALASIN: Police have gunned down a former nurse turned drug suspect following a manhunt launched after he killed a policeman last Thursday.
Gearing up for tourists
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/03/2018
» After harvesting season, rice farmers in the Northeast hold an annual merit-making ceremony to express gratitude to Mae Phosop (the Goddess of Rice). The farmers bring a portion of their newly harvested rice and pile it up on a temple ground for monks to bless.