Water shortage to affect industries in east Thailand


People living in eastern Thai provinces are being advised to brace for shortages of water for consumption during the upcoming dry season. Water supplies in the eastern region of Thailand will be depleted in April 2020 and Thai industries will be severely affected, the Thai Govt has announced. - ANN

BANGKOK: Water supplies in the eastern region of Thailand will be depleted in April 2020 and Thai industries will be severely affected, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) vice chairman Montri Mahaplerkpong said on Friday (Dec 20).

FTI has collaborated with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) and Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) using information from satellites to make a map of water flow in Thailand to build effective reservoirs supporting each water stream.

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