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standard
Meaning: average or normal rather than having special or unusual features
Thai Translation: ซึ่งเป็นมาตรฐาน
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salt concentration of water for home supply must not exceed 0.25 grammes/litre.
Salinity levels downriver were much higher - 0.64 gramme/litre at Phra Nang Klao Bridge, 0.82 grammes/litre at the Nonthaburi boat landing pier, and 1.22 grammes/litre at the Royal Irrigation Department's waterfront at Samsen.
The standard level of salt concentration in water for agricultural use must not exceed 2 grammes/litre.
Farmers are advised to check the salinity level before pumping water from the Chao Phraya River and connecting canals to their fields, Mr Roongtham said.
Chatchai Promlert, director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said 1,826 villages in 206 tambons of 43 districts in 12 provinces, or 2.44% of villages throughout the country, have been declared drought disaster areas.
The drought-hit villages are in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Uttaradit, Phayao and Sukhothai in the North; Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Phanom, Maha Sarakham and Buriram in the Northeast; Kanchanaburi and Phetchaburi in the Central; and Sa Kaeo in the East.
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