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Salween diversion project enters troubled waters
Oped, Pianporn Deetes, Published on 26/09/2020
» Over the past few months, the Irrigation Department and the House Committee Review of Integrated River Basin Management have been heavily promoting an inter-basin water diversion scheme. Planned projects will divert water across Thailand, incorporating international river basins, including the Mekong and Salween, to address "water shortages" in Thailand.
Storm leaves wide trail of destruction
News, Published on 20/09/2020
» Tropical storm Noul was downgraded to a depression and was set to dissipate yesterday, leaving behind a trail of destruction in much of the country while also replenishing many major dams, according to the Interior Ministry.
Tropical Storm Noul gathers pace, agencies go on high alert
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2020
» A disaster mitigation plan has been drawn up with agencies on high alert for fast-approaching Tropical Storm Noul which is gathering strength and could hit the country tomorrow until Sunday, the Agriculture Ministry says.
Ministries allocate B6.17bn budget for flood mitigation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2020
» About 6.17 billion baht has been earmarked for three projects to boost prevention and mitigation efforts against the effects of flooding and drought in the current fiscal year, according to deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek.
Mekong nations pressed to share data as water level falls to new low
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2020
» The inter-governmental Mekong River Commission on Friday urged China and Southeast Asian countries to share more data on hydropower dam operations, as water flow in the Mekong hit record low levels for a second consecutive year.
B1.5bn to unclog Bueng Boraphet
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2020
» Clearing the enormous sedimentation of Bueng Boraphet -- the country's largest freshwater lake in Nakhon Sawan province -- is an urgent issue that authorities are tackling to combat the province's problem of rainwater storage and water scarcity.
'Missing water' in dams spark fears of a drought next year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/08/2020
» The government is facing a challenge of adding more water in 38 major dams across the country during the one-and-half month golden period of rainfall after realising that less water has flowed into the dams than expected.
Shorter monsoon causing 'water stress'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/07/2020
» Hydro-Informatics Institute (HII), a state body under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation which analyses water-related data, is warning of a water shortage as it expects this year's rainy season to be shorter than usual.
The Mekong doesn't need more destructive dams
Oped, Published on 05/06/2020
» On 11 May, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced that the proposed Sanakham hydropower project in Laos will undergo the MRC's Prior Consultation process. Sanakham is the sixth mainstream dam to be submitted for Prior Consultation.
China's drain on Mekong
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/04/2020
» More water discharged from Chinese dams to the lower Mekong River in the dry season and less water in the rainy season. That means a reduction of drought and flooding in the lower Mekong countries. That was the ideal "cooperation" Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam expected from China. In reality, China seems to have done the opposite.