Nakhon Ratchasima,, This year’s drought situation is worrisome. In Nakhon Ratchasima Province, the total amount of water in 27 dams is only 37% usable.
Mun River flowing through Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, the water level dropped rapidly. Because of the extremely hot conditions during the daytime Especially in the Mun River area above Phimai Dam. The water is dry until you can see a shoal of dirt emerging. In addition to the hot weather that causes the water level to drop rapidly, Right now there is not enough rain falling on the ground to add water to natural water sources and reservoirs. Make the pond store raw water in the area. The situation is no different, namely the water has dried up to the point where there is hardly any raw water to produce for the community water supply. Villagers began to lack water for consumption.
weather monitoring from weather radar of the Meteorological Department today (30 May 2024) has not yet detected any rain clouds. But it is predicted that There will
be thunderstorms in 30 percent of the area, in the areas of Nakhon Ratchasima, Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen and Ubon Ratchathani provinces. which even though in the beginning of the rainy season of this year It will begin to rain in the area. But the amount of storage in various reservoirs There is still quite a bit of water.
Survey of 4 large reservoirs and 23 medium sized reservoirs in Nakhon Ratchasima Province found that the overall water volume now There is only about 492 million cubic meters of water left, or 40.38%, but only 430 million cubic meters of usable water, or 37.15%, is left.
Lam Takhong Reservoir, Sikhio District, is the largest reservoir in the province. Delivering water to nourish the population in 5 districts, now there is only 99.77 million cubic meters of water remaining or 31.73% and usable water is only about 77 million cubic meters or 26.41%, which is considered to be in the low water level.
As for Lam Phra Phloeng Reservoir, Pak Thong Chai District, there is 87 million cubic meters of
water remaining, or 56.19%, and approximately 86 million cubic meters of water is usable, or 55.99%.
While 23 medium-sized reservoirs have a total of approximately 147 million cubic meters of water remaining, or 44%, and about 122 million cubic meters or 39.42% of usable water, there is still a need for a large amount of rainwater to be added to the reservoirs.
Source: Thai News Agency
