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No serious drought this year, vows RID
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2018
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) yesterday assured Thais will not face severe drought this year as water supplies in 35 catchments nationwide are adequate.
Two decades needed to fix water woes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered officials to double the time frame for the country's water management master plan to 20 years, according to one of his deputies, Gen Chatchai Sarikulya.
Drought preparations get under way early
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2018
» Water management units are up and running in seven major provinces in an operation to preserve the amount of water available for consumption and irrigation despite plentiful reserves in most reservoirs nationwide, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said.
Farmers urged to save water
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/03/2018
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has advised farmers who rely solely on irrigated water not to grow off-season rice to maintain water supplies in case a drought strikes later in the year.
Drought preparations in full swing
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/04/2018
» Five government and state enterprise agencies have joined hands in combating drought expected to strike the country over the next six months.
Water authority to seek B150bn for new projects
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/04/2018
» The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) is seeking a 150-billion-baht budget to fund 13 major water management projects over five years starting later this year, the office's secretary-general said on Friday.
As floods loom, control plan ordered
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/05/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya Thursday ordered relevant agencies to devise preventive measures against flooding which will be proposed to the prime minister this month.
Nong Khai locals rush to prepare for floods
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/09/2018
» The heavily drenched Nong Khai is just centimetres away from crisis as the Mekong River continues to rise and northern run-off keeps pouring in with further rainfall expected to hit Thailand this week.
Drought fears soar as monsoon to end
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/09/2018
» Rainmaking operations are needed in areas likely to face water shortages, as the wet weather is expected to end in the middle of next month.
Half of Korat hit by drought
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2018
» Nearly half Nakhon Ratchasima's 32 districts have been declared drought-hit areas, with the province as a whole and many other parts of the country facing the prospect of acute water shortages, authorities say.