Govt looks to home water cuts, Songkran limits
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The government is calling on people to lower their household water consumption by at least 20 per cent in the face of the severe drought.
Songkran revellers too are asked to keep in mind that the country is struggling with a water shortage.
The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA), which provides tapwater services to most parts of the country, has described the raging drought as the “worst in half a century.”
“Please save water,” Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister General Chatchai Sarikalya said at a press conference Monday, joining the top executives of relevant organisations.
While insisting that the government did not plan to ban watersplashing activities during the upcoming Songkran festival, he did urge revellers to splash water with moderation because of the limited supply.
