Srettha set to tackle floods, depleted dams
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has expressed concern as major reservoirs and dams are holding less water than they should while Ubon Ratchathani is being ravaged by floods.
The premier, accompanied by Agriculture Minister Capt Thammanat Prompow, visited the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) on Wednesday where they were briefed on the rainfall volumes and levels of water stored at major dams and reservoirs across the country, as well as the flood situation in Ubon Ratchathani.
Mr Srettha said he was informed by MPs in the province that the floods in Ubon Ratchathani could take up to a month to recede. He said he planned to tour the province, which is the economic hub of the lower northeastern region, in 10 days.
The province has been battered recently by heavy storms that unleashed heavy downpours causing widespread floods.
At the RID, Mr Srettha was told most large-scale reservoirs and dams across the country were storing less water than they should this late into the rainy season.
Figures show large reservoirs and dams were holding a combined 2,500 million cubic metres of water, which is half the level they held at this time last year.
The department also informed the premier that the reservoirs and dams had room to receive a further 2,600 million cubic metres of water.
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Only in Thailand can you have a drought and flooding at the same time ... It hasn't stopped raining for a week down here, yet our govt water still gets turned off frequently so we're using what falls out of the sky.