Thai govt reaches out to residents suffering from drought

Thai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DPMD) earlier in the week told reporters that water reserve in dams across Thailand had dropped to about 43,000 million cubic meters, or about 61% of combined capacity. - ANN

BANGKOK: As Thailand is currently facing serious drought in more than 30 provinces, the Thai Department of Water Resources and several other state agencies are finding ways to quickly dispatch water pumps to drought affected areas.

The department had already dispatched water pumps capable of supplying 40 million cubic meters of water for tap water production and consumption throughout 30 provinces, the director-general of the Department of Water Resources, a subsidiary under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said on Saturday (Jan 18).