Tag: Royal Irrigation Department
Farmers urged to harvest crops as more flooding anticipated next month
CHANTABURI – Royal Irrigation Department (RID) Office 12 has warned areas in the Chao Phraya River basin to harvest crops before September 15 when...
RID & social service organizations to jointly develop late King’s projects
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has voiced its readiness to cooperate with social service organizations in completing the unfinished water resource management projects suggested...
Government to develop water sources for the Eastern Economic Corridor
BANGKOK - The Royal Irrigation Department will spend more than 80 billion baht on many flood and water shortage prevention projects in the Eastern...
Irrigation Department discharges onto farming areas in Chainat
CHAINAT - The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has released more water from two major dams onto agricultural areas in Chainat province.
The RID released 70...
Khlong Mahachai “Kaem Ling” to be dredged to store more water
SAMUT SAKHON,(NNT) - The Royal Irrigation Department has prepared to increase the capacity of the Khlong Mahachai “Kaem Ling” water retention area project in...
Farmers urged to halt growing second crop of rice
BANGKOK,(NNT) – Royal Irrigation Department (RID) Director General Sunchai Ketworachai called on farmers to avoid growing the second crop of rice as water supply...
RID mobilizes water pumps and trucks to tackle drought
BANGKOK,(NNT) - The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has prepared water pumps and water trucks nationwide to handle the drought situation, in coordination with the...
Compensation for rice crops from flood increased to 3,000 baht per...
The cabinet on Tuesday agreed to increase the compensation for damage to rice crops by flood from 1,000 baht to 3,000 baht per each...
Floods remain critical in several downstream provinces in Central Region
Floods in several central provinces along five major rivers of Ping, Wang, Yom, Nan and Chao Phraya are getting worse today as several dams...
Water drained out of Chao Phraya dam in anticipation of more...
The Royal Irrigation Department is draining water out of the Chao Phraya dam in anticipation of more rain in the lower northern region and...
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