Office of National Water Resources to run Mun River study

Office of National Water Resources to run Mun River study

More water storage areas planned

The Office of National Water Resources (ONWS) is planning to use concepts from the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process to study the management of water along the Mun River basin, which covers 10 provinces in the northeastern region.

The study is expected to be completed by next month before it is turned into an action plan.

Somkiat Prajamwong, secretary-general of the ONWS, said the Mun River basin is one of the country’s most significant farming areas covering 44 million rai over 10 provinces, with 74% of that or 33 million rai agricultural areas. The provinces include Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani. Of the total agriculture area, only 2%, or 2 million rai, is under the royal…