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All Korat cold spell disaster area
Published on 10/01/2012
» All of Nakhon Ratchasima has been declared a disaster area as cold weather now prevails in all of the northeastern gateway province's 32 districts.
More flooding is on the way, experts warn
News, Published on 26/01/2012
» Thailand remains at risk of more flooding this year mainly because the level of water stored in major dams is higher than this time last year, a seminar on flood risks was told.
Kittiratt knows speeding up flood projects takes priority
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 28/01/2012
» Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has no time to lose in implementing the government's flood prevention policy, Post Today argues.
Study to decide Yom River fate
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/01/2012
» The Royal Irrigation Department will soon unveil the outcome of a study on whether it should build two small dams on the Yom River in Phrae or move forward with the controversial Kaeng Sua Ten dam.
5 provinces declared drought areas
Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2012
» Five provinces have been declared drought areas because they face a severe shortage of water for consumption and agriculture, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief Wibul Sanguanpong said on Monday.
49 districts drought affected areas
Online Reporters, Published on 07/02/2012
» A total of 49 districts in seven provinces have been declared drought areas, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Tuesday.
63 districts now drought areas
Published on 09/02/2012
» A total of 63 districts in 11 provinces have been declared drought zones, Wibul Sanguanpong, director general of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said on Thursday.
79 districts now drought areas
Online Reporters, Published on 10/02/2012
» A total of 79 districts in 13 provinces have been declared drought zones, affecting people in 4,743 villages, Wibul Sanguanpong, director general of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said on Friday.
Ayutthaya is passed over for flood retention
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/02/2012
» The government has shelved plans to use about 1 million rai of low-lying cropland in Ayutthaya as flood retention areas as it is too close to Bangkok, says Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi.
Mekong crisis hits water supplies
Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2012
» Areas of the Mekong River are drying up and levels elsewhere are falling, severely affecting water supplies in three districts of Nakhon Phanom, a local official says.