PUBLISHED : 18 Dec 2023 at 18:21
Businesses in the Eastern Economic Corridor will have enough water to last until summer next year, the government assured on Monday, following concerns about water shortages in the area.
The EEC is a special economic zone which stretches across parts of Rayong, Chon Buri and Chachoengsao — a flagship project of the previous administration.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin, the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) has diverted water from canals and other waterways in the Chao Phraya and Pasak river basins to feed Bang Phra reservoir, which is one of the EEC’s primary water sources, via Klong Phra Ong Chaiyanuchit.
As a result, the reservoir has enough water to supply…
