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Rescue volunteers and villagers capture a crocodile near the Tha Din Daeng Reservoir in Kamphaeng Phet’s Khanu Woralaksaburi district on Sunday afternoon.

Most reservoirs and dams in the country are less than 30 per cent full this year due to delayed rains, the Royal Irrigation Department and Office of National Water Resources said on Tuesday.

Authorities finally lost patience with groups of teenagers partying next to a popular Chiang Mai reservoir in defiance of Covid-19 restrictions on Sunday.

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Thailand’s space agency revealed satellite images of the heart-shaped Jittakut Island in Amnat Charoen province on Sunday (February 14).

A sightseeing boat reportedly carrying 12 passengers, including two children, capsized in the Khlong Siyad Reservoir, a tourist attraction in Chachoengsao’s Thatakiab district, at 3.30pm on Wednesday, resulting in two deaths. One person is still missing.

Provincial authorities have been alerted to monitor the water levels in dams and reservoirs around the clock and prepare for evacuation as heavy rains are expected during October 7-9.

Officials from the Royal Irrigation Department will hold public hearings with locals of Khao Chamao district in Rayong province to discuss a fair compensation before construction of the Klong Phlo reservoir.

The Office of National Water Resource (ONWR) has revealed the details of seven water resource management projects to be implemented in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) areas before presenting them to the National Water Resource Commission meeting on July 22.

The Cabinet on Wednesday (July 8) approved the Royal Irrigation Department (RID)'s proposal to construct a new reservoir in Chachoengsao province to support water demand in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

Water reservoirs in the Easterm Economic Corridor (EEC) were boosted by 1.72 million cubic metres in Chonburi province and 6.28 million cubic metres in Rayong between May 18 -22, thanks to Cyclone Amphan.

Since many provinces are at risk of flooding due to heavy rains, all reservoirs must be made ready to store as much water as possible, the Office of Natural Water Resources (ONWR) said. 

The level of usable water in dams and large reservoirs has dropped to critical levels, or lower than 30 per cent of capacity, as accumulated rain volume in the first quarter of 2020 has been lower than normal, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Wednesday (April 1).