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Dept finds 40 Irrawaddy dolphins in Gulf survey
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2026
» About 40 Irrawaddy dolphins have been confirmed near the Bang Pakong River in Chachoengsao, with clear signs of feeding and breeding behaviour, according to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR).
Thailand’s cleanest and most polluted beaches unveiled
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/12/2024
» The Pollution Control Department has unveiled a list showing the location of the cleanest beaches for swimming, and the most polluted, in Thailand.
Weather office says La Nina already under way
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/08/2024
» The La Nina climate pattern has begun affecting local weather, according to the Thai Meteorological Department. Although there is heavy rainfall in some areas, officials say water volume in the reservoirs of major dams may not be sufficient to meet requirements during the dry season that runs from November to April.
18 river sources unfit for Songkran
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/04/2023
» The Department of Pollution Control (PCD) has warned people not to use water from 18 sources during the Songkran holidays because of unsafe bacterial contamination. The unsafe water sources include river sections that pass through Bangkok and Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district.
Canal under watch after fire
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/12/2021
» Authorities are carefully monitoring the water quality in Klong Om Yai after a fire broke out on Monday afternoon at a chemical depot in Nakhon Pathom's Sam Phran district.
Water, air quality checks after oil depot fire in Nakhon Pathom
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2021
» The quality of water in Khlong Om Yai canal is being carefully monitored after a fire at a depot storing lubricants and solvents in Sam Phran district of Nakhon Pathom province on Monday afternoon.
Two major dams to release more water
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2020
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) will on Wednesday start releasing more water from two major dams in the Central region to stop the intrusion of seawater in Bangkok and its vicinity.
Water safe to use in festival, insists PCD
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/04/2019
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Friday insisted the quality of natural water sources across the country, including in heavily polluted Chiang Mai city, is safe enough to use for water splashing during the upcoming Songkran festival.
Saraburi area hits No.1 for worst air quality
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2018
» Air quality at Na Pra Lan in Saraburi, the country's largest rock quarrying and limestone mining area, is the worst in the country, moving ahead of the northern provinces and their annual haze, according to the Pollution Control Department's (PCD) recently released 2017 report.