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9 October 2015
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The acting chief of the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation
Department, Mr Lersak Riewtrakulpaibul, announced this week that the
department had decided to adjust its rain-making plan by extending the
operations beyond the October 15 deadline until November or until it is not
possible to seed clouds.
Rain-making units are currently based in Chiang Mai, Tak, Phitsanuloke,
Nakhon Sawan, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani, Rayong
and Prachuab Khiri Khan. Mr Lersak said that more rain-making flights
will be conducted and expanded so that there would be rain covering
widespread areas, especially above dams and reservoirs. However, he
said that areas already affected by flood would be spared the rain-making
operations.
While there has been a considerable amount of rain in the Hua Hin area in
recent weeks, it seems likely that the rainmaking efforts will bring more, and
particularly around the Pranburi reservoir that provides most of the town’s
water supplies, as in common with most dams and reservoirs in Thailand,
it is not full - latest figures from the department state that Pranburi is only
at 31% of it’s capacity, while the next nearest source at Kang Krachan is
at 48% of it’s capacity. With a dry season that normally stretches from
December through to April, these levels would not be sufficient for either
household or agricultural/business use during that period.
The north and north east of Thailand is equally low on water reserves, with
very few registering above 40% capacity, although these areas normally
receive much greater natural rainfall than is expected in the Hua Hin and
surrounding areas.
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