PUBLISHED: 11 Apr 2024 at 04: 00
Water management organizations were instructed to frequently report on how well they were implementing ten crucial measures to manage the rainy season this year, which forecasters predicted would be unusual wet.
The measures, which have been approved by the National Water Resource Committee ( NWRC ) chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin, are on the way to the cabinet for endorsement.
Surasee Kittimonthon, Office of the National Water Resources ( ONWR ) secretary-general, stated that all agencies will need to come up with an executable plan for the measures to succeed.
Beginning on May 5, the agencies are required to submit a report detailing the improvement of execution on the second day of each month until the rainy season ends.
According to Mr. Surasee, the reporting requirement is intended to compel the organizations to take action because this year’s rainy season is anticipated to become significantly wetter than normal.
The ten procedures, according to Mr. Surasee, are based on lessons learned from cooperation between relevant sectors last year to prevent and deal with floods.
The measures include improving flood-prone places ‘ early instructions, reviewing and improving water management techniques, distributing enough resources and personnel in flood-prone places, regular maintenance of rocks, rivers, and retention lakes, regular flood training to improve disaster preparedness, reducing water use during the dry season, raising awareness about the necessity to prepare for a disaster, opening data centers to assess the results and changing the steps.
The rainy season will begin in May, according to Mr. Surasee, and higher-than-average precipitation is anticipated as a result of the shift from El Nio to La Nia between June and August.