BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Faced with unceasing trouble even after two months of flooding, angry Suphan Buri shrimp farmers slapped government agencies with as many as 210 lawsuits on Thursday (Nov 25) for their water "mismanagement". They are demanding compensation to the tune of THB142 million for damages incurred.
The shrimp farmers in Bang Pla Ma and Song Phi Nong districts, Suphan Buri province gathered at the Administrative Court to sue the Royal Irrigation Department and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives for the mismanagement of water, which has caused high flooding since the end of September.
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