The rainy season officially begins in Thailand this week with grim prospects, as the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) data revealed 50 reservoirs across the country were full to more than 80 per cent of capacity. “As we have found, there are 50 reservoirs that have already reached 80 per cent of storage capacity even before the start of the rainy season. Somkiat said water management this year would be better than in the previous year, because it was the first time that the country’s water management policy was under the control of a single agency that had power over all related agencies. “I am sure that under the unified water management plan of the National Water Resources Office, our efficiency to deal with irrigation management and flood prevention will be significantly improved,” he said. “We also listened to people’s complaints about the problems from water management in water retention fields from last year,” Somkiat said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 13, 2018 18:20 UTC