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Thailand's several areas now face drought
BANGKOK, March 4 (TNA) - Many provinces in Thailand are now facing a seasonal drought, as artificial rain-making operations have been launched to assist people in the affected areas.
In Thailand's northern Nan Province, local disaster mitigation officers said they have found that water levels in the Nan River and its tributaries have become critically low--with sand dunes appearing in the local waterways--causing water shortages and affecting nearly 40,000 local villagers in 15 districts, prompting authorities concerned to immediately provide public relief with water trucks.
In Thailand's northeastern Buri Ram Province, army trucks with waters have also been sent out to local areas hit by the drought and an adhoc disaster center has been set up to assist local people.
Thai Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul said that he had instructed provincial administrative bodies in the affected areas to speed up implementations of drought relief measures for local people.
Meanwhile, the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has followed His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s advice to start royally-initiated artificial rain-making operations in all drought-hit areas to increase local water levels to ease people's plight. Thailand's artificial rain-making services this year will continue until October 20. (TNA)
In Thailand's northern Nan Province, local disaster mitigation officers said they have found that water levels in the Nan River and its tributaries have become critically low--with sand dunes appearing in the local waterways--causing water shortages and affecting nearly 40,000 local villagers in 15 districts, prompting authorities concerned to immediately provide public relief with water trucks.
In Thailand's northeastern Buri Ram Province, army trucks with waters have also been sent out to local areas hit by the drought and an adhoc disaster center has been set up to assist local people.
Thai Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul said that he had instructed provincial administrative bodies in the affected areas to speed up implementations of drought relief measures for local people.
Meanwhile, the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has followed His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s advice to start royally-initiated artificial rain-making operations in all drought-hit areas to increase local water levels to ease people's plight. Thailand's artificial rain-making services this year will continue until October 20. (TNA)
