At the same time, large reservoirs and dams are only about 66% full. not enough to last through the hot season. The country could not avoid a severe drought under these conditions. he said.
The water problem is also acute outside the central region. The 8th Royal Irrigation office in Naklon Ratchasima yesterday described the water shortage in much of the lower Northeast as “alarming.” Buri Ram hit as is the hardest hit province. In the North, residents in some areas of Tak’ s Muang district are buying drinking water because of tap water shortages. There are even some concerns in the wettest part of the country, the South. The waterworks Authority office in Surat Thani ’ s Koh Samui district said there was only enough tap water supplies on the island to last the next three or four months. Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Theera Wongsamut said eight artificial rain-making centres would be reopened on Friday. The ministry hopes the centres would be able to double the amount of rainfall in drought-affected areas during the dry season.