East drought-free in next 5 years
YUTHANA PRAIWAN
Bangkok Post
Industrial businesses in the Eastern region should be free from drought for at least five years due to progress in the development of new networking facilities for irrigation systems, according to Deputy Industry Minister Piyabutr Cholvijarn.
Total water reserves in main reservoirs in Chon Buri and Rayong had reached 90%, Mr Piyabutr said at a meeting held to assess 2007's regional water situation.
This is a vast improvement over the beginning of 2005 when the water reserve was only 30%, resulting in drought hitting industrial sectors in the region.
''Even if no rain falls next year, the current water reserve can serve industrial sectors in the Eastern region until mid-2008,'' he said.
He said that although the Meteorological Department had warned about the El Nino phenomenon, which would cause unusually high temperatures in Thailand next year, the water reserve, coupled with new water supply facilities that diverted water from the Bang Pakong River into the Klong Yai reservoir in Rayong, would ensure sufficient supply for industrial sectors next year.
Another ongoing project involves laying new water pipelines and networking facilities to link the Prasae reservoir, the largest reservoir in the area with a capacity of 248 million cubic metres (mcm), with Klong Yai, Dok Krai and Nong Plalai reservoirs in Rayong. The project is expected to be completed in the third quarter of next year and would ensure sufficient water supply for at least five years.
Mr Piyabutr said provincial industry offices in the Eastern region would closely monitor the water situation and report to the ministry any changes in demand, as well as the expansion rate of the industrial sectors in the region. This would enable long-term planning to stem future water shortages.
Rachada Singalavanija, director-general of the Department of Industrial Works, said the government had set a long-term plan to assure sufficient supply of water in the Eastern region in which industrial sectors are seeing rapid growth.
The plan includes a diversion of water from the Stung Num river into the area.
According to the Industry Ministry source, the government is conducting a feasibility study to divert water from the Cambodia river to Thailand. The project would not be an easy task due to the cost of laying a water pipeline of about 300 kilometres in length.
However, he said, the project had potential since the Cambodian government had co-operated with the Thai government to build the Stung Num hydropower dam.
He added that the huge water supply from the project should be sold to Thailand.
Total water reserves in main reservoirs in Chon Buri and Rayong had reached 90%, Mr Piyabutr said at a meeting held to assess 2007's regional water situation.
This is a vast improvement over the beginning of 2005 when the water reserve was only 30%, resulting in drought hitting industrial sectors in the region.
''Even if no rain falls next year, the current water reserve can serve industrial sectors in the Eastern region until mid-2008,'' he said.
He said that although the Meteorological Department had warned about the El Nino phenomenon, which would cause unusually high temperatures in Thailand next year, the water reserve, coupled with new water supply facilities that diverted water from the Bang Pakong River into the Klong Yai reservoir in Rayong, would ensure sufficient supply for industrial sectors next year.
Another ongoing project involves laying new water pipelines and networking facilities to link the Prasae reservoir, the largest reservoir in the area with a capacity of 248 million cubic metres (mcm), with Klong Yai, Dok Krai and Nong Plalai reservoirs in Rayong. The project is expected to be completed in the third quarter of next year and would ensure sufficient water supply for at least five years.
Mr Piyabutr said provincial industry offices in the Eastern region would closely monitor the water situation and report to the ministry any changes in demand, as well as the expansion rate of the industrial sectors in the region. This would enable long-term planning to stem future water shortages.
Rachada Singalavanija, director-general of the Department of Industrial Works, said the government had set a long-term plan to assure sufficient supply of water in the Eastern region in which industrial sectors are seeing rapid growth.
The plan includes a diversion of water from the Stung Num river into the area.
According to the Industry Ministry source, the government is conducting a feasibility study to divert water from the Cambodia river to Thailand. The project would not be an easy task due to the cost of laying a water pipeline of about 300 kilometres in length.
However, he said, the project had potential since the Cambodian government had co-operated with the Thai government to build the Stung Num hydropower dam.
He added that the huge water supply from the project should be sold to Thailand.
3 comments:
This is a fucken a death sentence for Cambodian farmers! Why AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave could never do anything when Cambodian farmers went through drought over the years? Now AH HUN SEN dare to sell Cambodian water to the fucken Thai?
When there is water there will be life!!!So AH HUN SEN is taking life away from Cambodian people!!!
The fucken Thai want Cambodian land and now they want Cambodian water?? For the next 30 to 50 years, there will be shortage of good clean water around the world for drinking!!!!
AH HUN SEN better fuck off!!!Cambodian people entitle to this water more than the fucken Thai!!!
How true 1:04pm! Where is THE EVERGREEN CAMBODIA, YOU IDIOT GOVERNMENT?!!!!!!!!
OUR FARMERS NEED TO STAND UP WITH KNIVES, AXES AND POISON CHEMICAL! TELL THEM WHAT WE KNOW! TELL THEM HOW WE FEEL! AND TELL THEM WHO THEY REALLY ARE!!!!!
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