Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has expressed his concerns for villagers affected by the drought disaster, ordering water agencies to move forward with water management operations, including artificial rainmaking.
The National Water Resources Committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit acknowledged the proposed measures to manage high water volume from the rainy season, as well as the rainmaking operations to increase water supply during the dry season.
The Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation is already proceeding with rainmaking operations over reservoirs to increase the water supply for use during the dry season.
The committee ordered a follow-up on the study of desalination to be concluded before year’s end. If feasible, desalination plants could be built in special economic zones in the eastern region.
The committee also approved additional drought mitigating measures for the year 2021-2022, including water retention, backup water supplies for drought-hit areas, water volume increasing operations, dry season cultivation planning, water reserves for lowland farming, water quality monitoring, and relevant follow-ups and evaluations. (NNT)
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