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Korat water supplies 'alarmingly low'
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/09/2023
» Nakhon Ratchasima: The amount of usable water across 27 medium-sized reservoirs across this northeastern province has dropped to alarmingly low levels despite the rainy season, raising fears of an impending drought, according to a provincial irrigation office official.
Korat villages hit by storm
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 25/06/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A rainstorm damaged 48 houses and many crop fields in three villages of this northeastern province on Friday evening.
Water still low in major Korat reservoirs
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/06/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Water levels in five major reservoirs in this northeastern province remain at just 28% of their holding capacities, but authorities hope tropical storm Nuri will help ease the problem.
No water for farms from Aug 24 as reservoir dries up
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 17/08/2019
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Irrigation authorities will stop supplying water to farms in irrigated areas from Aug 24 as the Lam Sae reservoir in Khon Buri district is just 21% full and starting to dry up.
Korat hit by severe drought
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 23/06/2019
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Farmers in Prathai district of this northeastern province are suffering from severe drought as more than 200,000 rai of rice fields have seen no rain for a long period, according to local media reports.
Mushroom business flourishes after rain in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 28/05/2017
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - As people in Bangkok are dreading more downpours, residents in this northeastern province are praying for more rain.
PWA chief upbeat on water supply
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/02/2017
» The Provincial Waterworks Authority has estimated that there will be sufficient water supplies through this year's dry season.
Tap water a dribble in Korat villages
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/03/2016
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Residents of Muang district are struggling to maintain their daily existence after their neighbourhoods were badly affected by slow to completely cut tap water supplies over the past week.
Lam Takhong dam has sufficient water for tap supply
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 01/03/2016
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA — The amount of water in Lam Takhong dam is sufficient for production of tap water for the surrounding region until the rainy season arrives, provided people use water economically, the director of the dam, Suthiroj Kongkaew, said on Tuesday.
Frustrated students repair village road
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 19/08/2014
» About 100 school children in Phimai district of Nakhon Ratchasima province could finally wait no longer for local authorities to repair their potholed road - and so joined with local villagers in making repairs themselves on Tuesday.