PM calls for water plan
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PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha Thursday said he has instructed officials from the water resources board to brainstorm for ideas to tackle the ongoing drought, such as possibly creating a water reserve by using underground water or turning seawater into
At the Government House, Prayut told reporters that the less water for use and for agriculture must be dealt starting now.
“I’m not sure if we will have to resort to mining water in future,” he said. “Or we might have to find people to invest in digging for underground water to keep in reserve or even storing seawater just like other countries to turn it into freshwater in 30-50 years,” he said.
The water resources board would brainstorm ideas to implement in case there is no rainfall, he said. The government would try to create sustainability in water management, which could be picked up by the next government.
