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Thailand takes more measures to prevent drought

The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) of Thailand is speeding up efforts to mitigate the impacts of drought after water levels in several major reservoirs fell below the levels of last year.
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Bangkok (VNA) - The Royal Irrigation Department(RID) of Thailand is speeding up efforts to mitigate the impacts of droughtafter water levels in several major reservoirs fell below the levels of lastyear.

RID Director-General Thongplew Kongjun said severalprovinces across the country are experiencing drought due to a prolongedabsence of rain.

The agency has rolled out relief measures to ensure adequatesupplies of water for household consumption.

It has also asked its local irrigation offices andhydro-power plants to strictly follow their water management plans and hasinstructed authorities to deploy standby machines, water pumps and water trucksto deliver water to drought areas.

Attaporn Panyachom, Director of the 10th IrrigationOffice of RID, said the storage level in Pasak Jolasid dam - the biggest reservoirin central Thailand, is dire because there has been no inflow over the past twomonths, while the dam has been releasing water at 8 cubic metres per second to maintainthe ecosystem and the water level in the Pasak River.

If it does not rain, thereservoir will dry up within 30 days, he said.-VNA


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