ONWR prepares 10 measures for the rainy season.

Bangkok, Secretary-General of ONWR. Revealing the preparation of 10 measures for the rainy season to be considered by the National Water Board, emphasizing the need to prepare for both the rainy season in some areas along with the heavy rain in some areas as it will enter the La Niña condition. At the end of this dry season Asking farmers not to do second-season rice farming because there is no water allocated to them. Dr. Surasee Kittimonthon, Secretary-General of the National Water Resources Office (ONWR), said that 10 measures for the rainy season are being prepared for consideration by the National Water Commission on March 29, with preparation for La Niña conditions. It is expected that there will be higher than normal rainfall in June and July, which may result in flooding in some areas. At the same time, we must prepare to handle the situation. Rain has stopped in some areas as well. Water will be sent to low-lying areas of the Chao Phraya Basin for second-season rice farming starting on May 1 in or der to harvest in time before the flood. Currently, there is only a month left until the end of the dry season, but it has been found that water has been used 2,000 million cubic meters more than planned due to good rice prices. Farmers therefore farmed more second rice than planned. Because of growing crops in the dry season, it was found that the rice fields had already exceeded the plan by more than 2 million rai, most of which Located in the Chao Phraya Basin Currently, there is an announcement area. Drought disaster in 4 provinces, 8 districts, 23 sub-districts. Provinces declared as drought disaster areas include Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Sawan, Chonburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan. From the beginning of 2024 until now, rainfall is 49 percent lower than normal due to El Niño conditions. But due to management as planned, the water volume in the dam did not become a crisis. There are four large dams that need to be monitored because the water volume is less than 30 percent: Sirikit, Krasiao, Chulabhorn, and Khl ong Si Yat. It is hoped that when the amount of rain Increased from the Laneeya condition will help increase the amount of water in these dams. Including increasing the amount of water in reservoirs throughout the country.- Source: Thai News Agency