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New agency ready for rainy season
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/05/2018
» Thailand has now entered the rainy season from now until October. For the authorities, it is a challenging period because they need to take care of water management with the utmost care; providing enough water for farmers while simultaneously dealing with torrential downpours and the flooding they cause. Failing to strike the right balance can lead to catastrophes such as the epic flooding of 2011. That year, the authorities had stored too much water in reservoirs for farming and unusually heavy rainfall led to overflows and inundation.
Bangkok residents brace for worse pollution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/01/2018
» Bangkok's air pollution which exceeds health safety levels has improved but it could worsen at the end of next month, according to the Department of Pollution Control (DPC).
Locals used to floods, but need more help
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/10/2017
» Local people living along the Chao Phraya River in Pathum Thani province might be used to the annual flooding, but lack of state assistance in improving infrastructure is making it increasingly hard for them to earn a living.
Dept gears up for higher flows in Chao Phraya after storm
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/09/2017
» The Royal Irrigation Department is gearing up to cope with an increase in the volume of water in the Chao Phraya River in the first week of next month, saying all 12 water retention zones in the Central Plains are on standby to help cushion the impact.
Indian Ocean storms to whip up floods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/08/2017
» The northeastern region is expected to see another round of flooding next month as two more weakened storms are forecast to swipe the country.
Staying afloat
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/08/2017
» An unusual rainfall pattern that hit the Isan region late last month caused severe damage in many provinces, especially Sakon Nakhon province, where 426,037 people are suffering from heavy flooding with an estimated economic loss of billions of baht.
Sasin vows to keep on fighting for forests
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/07/2017
» Activist Sasin Chalermlarp will continue to oppose dam projects in the heart of Thailand's national parks despite being named one of 11 members of the National Parks Committee last week, a government post, he told the Bangkok Post in an exclusive interview on Saturday .
Riverside residents gird for annual flood battle
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/05/2017
» Bangkok residents living in communities along the Chao Praya River are gearing up for possible flash floods due to heavy rainfall expected in Bangkok and the Central Plains during the next few days.
Farmers won't feel low rain pain, says RID
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/05/2017
» Farmers living in the irrigation zone, especially along the Chao Phraya River basin, will receive enough water for irrigation despite a predicted rainfall shortage in the next two months, says the Royal Irrigation Department (RID).
Rice planting starts early with eye to rain
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/05/2017
» The rice farming season in the lower Chao Phraya River basin has started early this year to allow paddy fields there to retain water during the rainy season once this harvest is out the way, according to the Department of Royal Irrigation.