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Receding Mekong exposes 'Buddha footprints'
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 12/02/2022
» NAKHON PHANOM: Local residents and tourists have been paying homage to a rock formation said to contain footprints of the Lord Buddha, now visible above the water in the middle of the Mekong River, which has dropped to just one metre deep.
Dam plans threaten forests
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/02/2022
» Two of Thailand's World Heritage sites are at risk of getting downgraded as they face threats from development projects being pursued by the government, environmentalists warn.
Drought leads to rising water costs for rice farmers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/01/2022
» Rice farmers in Nakhon Sawan are being forced to buy water for 500 baht per rai as drought has hit many provinces.
Drought feared as planting continues
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2022
» The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is concerned about the possibility of a water shortage as the off-season planting of rice has begun across the country.
MRC agrees hydro pact
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/11/2021
» The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council has agreed on a strategy for joint hydroelectric power development to reduce environmental impacts on member countries.
Chakthip joins Prawit on tour
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 14/11/2021
» Former police chief Chakthip Chaijinda on Saturday joined Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwon on a water management inspection trip to Sakon Nakhon.
Drilling guarantees fresh water for N East
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/11/2021
» The Department of Groundwater Resources (DGR) has for the first time successfully drilled as deep as 1km for fresh water in the Northeast, which will help end the region's water shortage problems.
Mekong water level still low in Nakhon Phanom
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 10/10/2021
» NAKHON PHANOM: The water level in the Mekong river between Thailand and Laos in this northeastern province is still low and the river can still absorb much higher inflows, the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office announced on Sunday.
Country's largest lake overflows
Chalit Poomruang, Published on 05/10/2021
» NAKHON SAWAN: Bueng Boraphet, the country's largest freshwater lake, has overflowed from the huge volume of runoff generated by Storm Dianmu last week.
Dams fail but still vital
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 26/09/2021
» Large irrigation dams fail to prevent floods and droughts and ensure water security for local farmers as impacts of climate change intensify, data analysis on the performance of irrigation projects in the northeastern region show.