Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai Government has announced that clean drinking water will be elevated to a core national policy, aiming to ease household expenses and improve public welfare.
Classified under economic measures, the initiative is designed to both raise income opportunities and cut daily costs for citizens.
The Government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has emphasised that cost reduction spans several essentials, including energy, transport, toll fees, and now, access to safe drinking water.
The push for clean water comes as complaints over tap water quality persist. On October 1, member of parliament Natchira Imwised from the Pheu Thai Party told the parliament that residents of Ban Khokapi in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Non Thai district frequently suffer from low or interrupted water supply, with quality often falling short.
Similarly, Kla Tham Party MP Chaowarit Khajornpongkirati reported to the House of Representatives that villages in Nan province’s Mueang Chang subdistrict face chronic shortages of potable and household water, prompting calls for the Provincial Waterworks Authority to expand supply./.
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