Thailand approves master plan on water resources management
Thailand’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead to a 20-year master plan on water resources management, aiming to solve drought, flood and wastewater problems.
Thailand’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead to a 20-year master plan on water resources management, aiming to solve drought, flood and wastewater problems. (Photo: thaivisa.com)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead to a 20-year masterplan on water resources management, aiming to solve drought, flood andwastewater problems.
SomkiatPrachamwong, Secretary-General of the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR),said after a Cabinet meeting on June 18 that the plan is the second of fourpillars which set concrete targets for officials.
Theplan targets supplying clean water to 75,032 villages by 2030, solving floodsand droughts in 66 areas covering 55,360 sq.km, building more than 541,000small dams, and restoring 5,600 sq.km of watershed areas.
Thesetargets are based on six strategies. They are the management of water use;security of water production; inundation control; water quality conservation;afforestation in watershed areas; prevention of soil damage; and managerialapproach.
Themaster plan, which will run until 2037, will serve as a "map" for theONWR. Many water projects thathave played a key role in limiting drought damage to crops and protectingpeople against severe flooding will also receive further significant funding,according to Somkiat.
Earlierthis year, the first pillar, the 2018 Water Resources Act came into force onJan 27.
Thethird pillar was born to reduce redundancy, caused by more than 40 water agenciesacross seven ministries.
Meanwhile,the fourth pillar lies with the need to bring in new ideas and technologies toaddress water problems.-VNA
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Thailand’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead to a 20-year master plan on water resources management, aiming to solve drought, flood and wastewater problems. (Photo: thaivisa.com) 
