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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged related agencies to mitigate the impact on people in drought-hit areas and to prepare a plan to deal with the upcoming rainy season.

The parched plains of northeastern Kanchanaburi will soon be turned green and fertile if the government’s grand water plan for the western province is successful.

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry launched a “rainmaking” project on Thursday in a bid to ease the scarcity of water across the country.

A joint project to study the river that runs through Thailand and Myanmar has led to proposed measures to tackle the constant problem of flooding and drought.

ISTANBUL - Residents in southwestern Iran have held large protests for nearly a week, denouncing the countrys leadership amid severe water shortages in the region, according to activists and video footage. At least two people have been killed in the unrest.

Land devoted to rice paddy will be reduced by 3 million rai this year due to a drop in water reserves.

Despite scattered showers in different parts of the country recently, the water level in large and medium-sized reservoirs is fairly low, Dr Thaweesak Thanadechopol, deputy director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department, said on Wednesday.

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) on Tuesday released satellite images showing a drastic drop in the water level of Mekong River this Sunday compared to images captured on January 3.

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has announced its 2000-2021 drought-risk-management (DRM) plan in a bid to prevent a repeat of the severe water shortages that hit farmers earlier this year.

Heavy rains have raised the level of Buri Ram’s two main reservoirs, saving farmers in the province from drought this year.

The Office of Natural Water Resources (ONWR) is calling on people to conserve water and refrain from growing off-season rice because the country’s 13 large dams are less than 30 per cent full.

The Cabinet on Tuesday (September 15) resolved to set aside Bt6.17 billion to solve flooding and drought problems in the country, the government’s deputy spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said.