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New dam to address Northeast drought
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/02/2021
» CHAIYAPHUM: The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is building the Lam Nam Chi reservoir in Ban Khwao district of this northeastern province to help alleviate the chronic water shortage in the kingdom's northeastern region.
High tides could again raise salinity of Bangkok's tap water
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2021
» The Irrigation Department has been placed on full alert over the quality of tap water in the Bangkok area, with high tides expected to raise the salinity of the lower Chao Phraya River over the next few days.
Diversion to keep salinity in check
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/12/2019
» 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 into the Chao Phraya River to hold back seawater, as rice growers ignore instructions to stop off-season cultivation.
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.
Pollution Control Department pledges desalination standards
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/04/2018
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has announced the country's first quality standards for water discharged during the desalination process.
Govt outlines EEC environmental goals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/03/2018
» Environmental problems along the Eastern Seaboard could worsen after the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) -- the government's pet industrial development project -- comes online, according to Environment Minister Gen Surasak Kanjanarat.