WRITER: PRASIT TANGPRASERT NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Although tropical storm Sinlaku has brought rain to much of the country, areas in this northeastern province are still suffering from water shortages. ...
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'Missing water' in dams spark fears of a drought next year
Govt urges measures to avoid drought next year WRITER: APINYA WIPATAYOTIN The government is facing a challenge of adding more water in 38 major dams across the country during the one-and-half month...
Drought leaves province 'dangerously low' on water
WRITER: CHAIWAT SATYAEM AND PRASERT TANGPRASIT The effects of drought are expected to severely hit parts of Prachaup Khiri Khan after the water at the major Pran Buri reservoir in the province...
Deputy Agriculture Minister delivers Poultry to Drought hit Farmers
BANGKOK(NNT) - A Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives visited Maha Sarakham province to deliver poultry to farmers affected by natural disasters, encouraging them to farm animals to...
Canal residents feel the heat
'Big dry' leaves raft homes high and dry PUBLISHED : 7 MAR 2020 AT 00:06 WRITER: CHALIT POOMRUANG AND SARITDET MARUKATAT NAKHON SAWAN: Raft people in this central province have been living high and...
Water chiefs to wind up floods study
Survey to help chart out future plans The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) expects to finish its study of nine major flood-fighting plans for the lower Chao Phraya River basin this month. ...
Plan to divert water called impractical
Pathum Thani farms seek other options A plan to divert water from the Chao Phraya River to drought-hit farmland and parched areas in Pathum Thani, just north of Bangkok, is impractical, according to...
Learning to live with the weather
Rangsit leads way in managing water Water management innovations and the resilience of local people have helped turn a flood-prone community in Rangsit's Nong Sua district of Pathum Thani into a...
Govt gives assurance taps won't run dry this year
Writer: Mongkol Bangprapa The government is taking all necessary steps to deal with the current drought and will ensure there is an adequate supply of tap water throughout the dry season, spokeswoman...
Falling water levels deliver a taste of things to come
The public and private sectors are racing against time to counteract likely drought WRITER: PHUSADEE ARUNMAS, LAMONPHET APISITNIRAN & NARUMON KASEMSUK Saltier tap water in parts of Bangkok is a...
Trucks, water points to feed 16 provinces
Water distribution points are up and running with water trucks dispatched across more than 4,000 villages in 16 provinces declared drought emergency zones, according to the Department of Disaster...
Keeping taps from running dry
ONWR chief warns of conflict as worst drought in four decades looms, writes Chairith Yonpiam Writer: Chairith Yonpiam Thailand has been battling seasonal drought for decades, but this year, the...
New water storage project to tackle drought
421 facilities to be built to help farmers The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is planning to build an additional 421 water storage facilities in the fight against a looming water shortage,...
Drought drains rivers in central region
Severe drought has hit the central region provinces of Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, where river levels are dropping and riverbanks are in danger of collapsing. Krisada Sripermpan, director of...
Drought declared across 11 provinces
Thailand is facing a drought after emergency measures were ordered in 54 districts in 11 provinces, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Monton Sudprasert,...
Cabinet approves five projects to help disaster-hit farmers
BANGKOK(NNT) - The cabinet meeting has approved five projects, worth 3.12 billion baht in total, to help farmers affected by drought and floods. Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut...
Drought wreaks havoc in Korat
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Rice crops in paddy fields covering almost 200,000 rai in Phimai district are dying as a historic severe drought takes a toll. Governor Wichian Chantharanothai on Saturday led...
Tap water drying up, crops withering in arid fields
Worst drought in 40 years in North, Northeast People in the northern and northeastern regions are facing the worst drought in 40 years, with crops withering and tap water on the verge of drying up in...
Prayut extols water management plan
WRITER: APINYA WIPATAYOTIN The government's "active investment" on water management has been successful in limiting drought damage to local communities and saving people from flooding in the rainy...
Fish suffer as swamp levels decline
Bold bid to replenish water amid drought WRITER: CHALIT POOMRUANG NAKHON SAWAN: Authorities are scrambling to divert water into Bueng Boraphet in drought-hit Nakhon Sawan as the declining water level...