BANGKOK, 15 September 2015 -The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has decided to lower the amount of water discharged from 4 major dams in an attempt to conserve water.
According to RID Director General Lertwiroj Kowattana, water discharged daily from Bhumibol Dam has been lowered from 4 million cubic meters to 3 million cubic meters. Sirikit Dam is now releasing 5 million cubic meters of water into the streams, down from the daily 9 million cubic meters.
As for Kwae Noi Bamrung Dan and Pasak Cholasit Dams, the amount of water released has been equally reduced to 0.9 million cubic meters per day, whereas the amount of water discharged from Chao Praya Dam has been reduced from 70 to 65 cubic meters per second, the Director-General said.
The decision came after more rainfall had been reported across Thailand, coupled with the fact that only a small amount of water would be needed during harvest time.
