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Dam water to help farmers with second rice crop
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/10/2023
» The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives plans to release stored water from dams to help farmers with their second rice crop plantation due to higher than expected amounts of rainfall this year.
Storm Sonca hits Thailand Saturday
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/10/2022
» The Meteorological Department (TMD) has warned people in the Northeast, the East and the Central regions of heavy rain as Tropical Storm Sonca hits Thailand on Saturday.
4,000 are evacuated as storm Noru hits
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/09/2022
» Over 4,000 people in Ubon Ratchathani have been evacuated with flooding set to intensify and tropical storm Noru expected to bring more heavy rain after entering northeastern Thailand on Wednesday night.
Flood risk with dam to up discharge
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/09/2022
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has warned provinces along the Chao Phraya River to brace for a greater risk of flooding as the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat will now up its rate of discharge rate to prevent it from overfilling.
Flood warning downstream from Chao Phraya dam
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/09/2022
» The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) on Monday warned of possible flooding downstream from the Chao Phraya dam later this week, with the river level expected to rise by 40-60 centimetres on Sept 16-17.
Lack of data stalls Mekong dam
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/12/2021
» Thailand has yet to start a stage of Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreements (PNPCA) for Lao's newest run-of-river Sanakham Dam due to insufficient information from the Chinese project developer, the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has revealed.
Taps on eastern seaboard 'won't run dry', says Prawit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/03/2020
» The government has assured households on the eastern seaboard that their taps will not run dry over coming months.
Urgent pumping ordered to divert water to Chao Phraya Dam
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/12/2019
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on has ordered the Royal Irrigation Department to install more pumps to divert freshwater from the Mae Klong River to the Chao Phraya River, to hold back seawater, as rice growers ignore instructions to stop off-season cultivation.
Low water levels to last until 2020
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/08/2019
» The country is likely to face severe water shortages until next year after Tropical Storm Podul failed to deposit enough rainwater to replenish major dams in the central and northern regions, a water management official says.
Out of season rice could be stopped
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/07/2019
» Farmers in the Chao Phraya River basin might be told to skip non-seasonal rice plantation next year due to a scarce amount of water going to the four major dams supporting people in the Central region.