Water low in major dams
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THE disposable-water level at eight dams has already dropped below 10 per cent of their capacity, reflecting the severity of the drought Thailand is now facing.
These dams are Bhumibol, Sirikit, Mae Kuang Udom Thara, Ubolrat, Sirindhorn, Vajiralongkorn, Khundan Prakarnchon and Klong See Yad.
In the wake of imminent water shortage, authorities have now asked farmers in the Chao Phraya Basin to postpone growing rice.
“Please postpone it till late next month,” Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Pitipong Phungbun na Ayutthaya said Wednesday.
He was speaking after emerging from a meeting with Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda and many highlevel executives. The governors of 22 provinces in the basin also joined in via a video-conferencing system.
