Farmers brace as river water diverted to farms to ease floods
Ayutthaya authorities have begun to divert flood water in riverside communities to water-retention areas to reduce the impact of the floods.
Most farmers have already finished harvesting the rice in their fields which are now being used as water retention areas, or kaem ling, he added. However, some farmers whose paddy has not been harvested are building dykes to prevent water from entering their farms.