The government ordered a big cut yesterday in the amount of water released from four key dames Bhumibol, Sirikit, Kwai Noi and Pasak Jolasid - from 28 million cubic metres to 18 million cubic metres per day,so there is more left until the rains come.
the PM said rice growers and other farmers would be combensated as the reduced supply was hurting their farming, the situation cold get worse if the water supply is not replenished by seasunal rain by mid-August, he warned