PM preparing master plan on water management

 “What I want to do now is to have a national master plan, which all Thais and foreign countries like to see, to manage water in the country. The plan would mobilise all real experts to work in the same direction. Today, we have [taken] so many directions which never worked,” she said. 

Prime Minister Yingluck is now under heavy criticism for her inability to handle a major natural disaster as the country, notably the  capital, has been inundated for weeks. Yingluck said her government was decisive enough in handling the situation but there were so many factors – not only public demand but also technical problems. In making a simple decision to open a sluice gate to let water flow, the government needed to consult many agencies including the Irrigation Department, National Flood Relief Operation Command and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and local residents, as well as considering technical aspects on the ground, she said.