Farmers defy govt water pumping ban
Huge losses feared from parched crops
POST REPORTERS
Farmers in several drought-stricken provinces in the Chao Phraya River basin have spurned the government's calls to halt pumping water for agricultural use.
The move came as water discharges from four major dams in the Chao Phraya River basin are being gradually cut from 28 million cubic metres per day to 18 million cu/m starting Thursday. The government only wanted water supplies to be used for consumption and drinking.
In Nakhon Sawan's Banphot Phisai district, farmers placed more than 60 pumping machines in a public waterway to siphon water into their farmland.
Many of the farmers insisted that if no water is pumped to feed their paddy fields, their crops would suffer tremendous damage.
Chinnakorn Kriangyakul, chief of the Tha Ngew Tambon Administration Organisation in the district, said farmers need water for their paddies since the government earlier gave the green light for them to grow crops after May.
Rice crops are now one or two months old, and need water, he said.
Farmers defy govt water pumping banHuge losses feared from parched cropsPOST REPORTERSFarmers in several drought-stricken provinces in the Chao Phraya River basin have spurned the government's calls to halt pumping water for agricultural use. The move came as water discharges from four major dams in the Chao Phraya River basin are being gradually cut from 28 million cubic metres per day to 18 million cu/m starting Thursday. The government only wanted water supplies to be used for consumption and drinking. In Nakhon Sawan's Banphot Phisai district, farmers placed more than 60 pumping machines in a public waterway to siphon water into their farmland. Many of the farmers insisted that if no water is pumped to feed their paddy fields, their crops would suffer tremendous damage. Chinnakorn Kriangyakul, chief of the Tha Ngew Tambon Administration Organisation in the district, said farmers need water for their paddies since the government earlier gave the green light for them to grow crops after May. Rice crops are now one or two months old, and need water, he said.
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