have a little water to use and must wait for more water
when rain is fall which forecast to arrive in August.
The amount of rainfall this year has dropped by 50 %
compare to the previous year,said Agriculture and
Cooperatives Pitipong Phuengboon Na Ayudhaya.
The taps have run dry in Pathum Thani as the drought
cuts raw water supplies to the Provincial Waterworks
Authority’s processing plant in Thanyaburi distric,
forcing a suspension to houses in Thanyaburi,Lam Luk Ka
and Nong Sua districts.
Pathum Thani is now suffering the heaviest drought in
30 years,all main rivers and tributaries have dried up
The PWA’s Thanyaburi waterworks office has asked
municipalities and other local administration
organization
in the three districts to deliver water to those
households
by truck.
Thanyaburi,Nong Sua and Lam Luk Ka districts have been
declared disaster zones.
Residents in Muang ,Sam Khok and other districts where
industrial estates are located have not been affected as
water plants in the area can still directly take water
from
the Chao Phraya River to produce tap water.
Thailand had been hit by the El Nino dry water pattern
since last year,but the amount of rainwater in the past
year was more than during the 1997 El Nino crisis
because
there is some rain in January and February,said Mr.Wanchai
Sakudomchai director –general ,Meteorological Department
(TMD)
TMD forecast suggest that tropical stroms will arrive in
Central region in August,which should replenish the
water
supply in the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams.
To solve the drought crisis ,the government has order
Provincial governors to work with the military and
police
to stop farmers from diverting water for their farmland
,
following its move to cut dam water releases to reserves
water for consumption.
“Otherwise ,we can not survive until August when rainfall
is forecast to arrive”
Anupong Paojinda,Interior Minister said the cabinet
decided that the water discharges from fours majors dams
in Chao Phraya River basin will be cut from 28 million
cubic metres per
day to 18 million cu/m.
The reduction in dam water releases will begin tomorrow.
Meanwhile ,the drought crisis in Thailand could worsen
and drag on to
next year if there is no rainfall in the North
and Northeast regions by September,Meteorological
Department (TMD) director general Mr Wanchai said.
His Majesty the King has allowed the Rama IX reservoir
which is under the care of the royal foundation,to be
use
to ease people suffering during the dry season every
year,
said Lalit Thanomsingh,assistant secretary to the
Chaipattan Foundation.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn,
The foundation’s chairwoman ,said people affected
by water shortage
must be helped.”It is alright if the
road could be
damaged,but the water must be use to help
people first,” Mr Lalit quoted the princess as saying.
In my viewpoint,the drought crisis which cause by El
Nino
Crisis should solve carefully to least effect to all
people in
short run and make a plan to solve problem in the long
run.
1.An artesian well and Monkey Cheek Project which are
the source to
provide water should plan and implement
effectively in all area.
2.The amount of water discharges from major dams should
calculate accurately to make sure we will not meet
the shortage of water supply to use in daily life
in the drought crisis and still have water to supply
agricultural area.
3.Knowledge to people and farmers is important.
The popularity to economize water as much as we can
in daily life
must foster to the youth so that it can be
the base in
solving problem.
Knowledge to farmers what kind of plant to cultivate at
what time of
period can help to solve the drought crisis
also.
Sincerely Yours.
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