Farmers told to depend on rains for rice farming this year

Farmers in the Chao Phraya river basin were told to rely on rains as the source of water for the cultivation of their main crops because there is no water for farming from the four main dams.

The Royal Irrigation Department reported that there are only 8 percent of usable water left in the Sirikit, Bhumibol, Kwae Noi Bamrungdaen and Pasak Chonlasit.

Read more: thaipbs.or.th

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