Governor Chainat ordered all districts to urgently survey water reservoirs near the irrigation system and pump water into and store it as much as possible.
Mr. Natee Montriwat, Governor of Chainat Province, said that from the El Niño situation When looking at the rainfall statistics, it can be seen that the highest amount of rain fell at 500 mm., compared to last year’s more than 1,000 mm., which is 50 percent less if there was rain during 27-28 Sept. It is expected that there will be a considerable increase in water. Ask the public to follow news on the situation closely. For farmers in any areas at risk of water shortage, please refrain from planting rice for now. and has been assigned to Chainat Province Agriculture Find plants that use less water to recommend to farmers to plant instead of rice. Because rice requires a lot of water. We don’t know when the water will run out.
Areas outside the irrigation area that are of concern include: Wat Sing District At Wang Man Subdistrict, Nong Khun and Nong Ma Mong District, which are 400 rai far from the pond, at Noen Kham District there is Huai Nong Rong Reservoir. But there is only 26% water. Praying for more rain to fall so that more water can be stored in the reservoir.
In this regard, Chainat Province has prepared itself to deal with drought in Chainat Province. There is already a response plan in place. For the management of water in the Chao Phraya River that is currently increasing The tributary has been drained. both west coast The eastern side above the Chao Phraya Dam has reached its full potential. In addition, all district agencies have been assigned to expedite surveys of ponds, ponds, and small reservoirs in the area. To hasten to collect as much water as possible by this October.
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Reporter: Kawalee Kerdnoi
Composer: Suntaree Tubmanoch
Source: NBT Chainat
2023-09-27 10:41:26
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