the BANGKOK (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The tap water in different areas of the capital thai has become salty, you learn from Asianews. The Chao Phraya river has reached a level so low that it fails to keep water out of the tides. For the Department of national meteorological, the citizens of Bangkok are experiencing one of the effects of the most severe drought of the last 40 years. Surapong Sarapa, head of forecasts at the agency, said: “The dry season has arrived early this year. The absence or scarcity of rain is having an impact on water used for agriculture, both on the water. The phenomenon may affect more parts of the Country compared to the past.

there Are 11 million workers in the agricultural sector. In a nation where approximately 11 million people work in the agricultural sector, the drought threatens crops and could have a detrimental impact on the economy, triggering a downward spiral. Is the complaint of the analysts of Bank of Ayudhya Pcl. The Department of royal irrigation (Rid) says that half of the main water reserves in the Country are operating at 50% capacity. This morning, the authorities announced that the two most important dams in the central Region – the plants of the Chao Phraya river in Chai Nat and the Pasak Jolasid in Lop Buri – have started to release a greater quantity of water. In this way, the government experts expect to stop the intrusion of the sea in the pipelines of Bangkok and the neighbouring resorts.

A “command central” for the emergency. Yesterday evening, the prime minister of thai-Prayut Chan-ocha has urged citizens to reduce to a minimum the consumption of water. In addition, the government has set up a “command central” to meet the emergency, and allocated 6 billion baht (approximately 198 million U.s. dollars) to prevent an interruption to the water supply.

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