Infrastructure
Water and sanitation
Bangkok water quality back to WHO-recommended levels, authority confirms
The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) said the quality of tap water has returned to normal in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakarn provinces over the weekend.MWA governor Parinya Yasamit said on Saturday (January 18) that the quality of tap water in the metropolitan area had returned ...
The Nation Reporter
Cabinet approves water command centre
The cabinet is expected to approve the formation of a water management command centre on Tuesday, spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinsawat said on Sunday.The command centre is sanctioned by Section 24 of the 2018 Water Act, which calls for the set-up of a central coordinating unit to ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Salty tap water won't hurt: MWA
The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority allayed fears of salty tap water in Bangkok and its vicinity by insisting that a small amount of salt will do no harm, though health experts urged people with kidney disorders to be cautious.“Salty tap water may add more sodium to ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Pattaya faces water shortages next year
Pattaya is likely to experience water shortages next year as levels in five major reservoirs in Chon Buri have dropped sharply to only around 32% of capacity.The Provincial Waterworks Authority’s ( PWA) branch in Pattaya is preparing to pipe raw water from the PWA-run Nong ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Campaign against garbage dumping in Chao Phraya River
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is encouraging vendors at Pak Khlong Talard market to conserve Chao Phraya River by not dumping garbage into the it. That is in line with a plan to call for UNESCO to register the Chao Phraya River as a Cultural ...
Tewit Kemtong
Cabinet approves three water projects with 24-billion-baht budget
The Cabinet has greenlighted three water projects with a total budget of 24 billion baht as well as road accident prevention measures.Keep watching ...
Royal Irrigation Department pleads for water conservation
The Royal Irrigation Department is pleading with the public to help conserve water despite the fact that there is a good supply of water in dams nationwide. Official records suggest that nearly 60 billion cubic meters of water are currently stored in reservoirs across the ...
Kitti Cheevasittiyanon
Japan continues to support Mekong Irrigation Facilities Improvement
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) insisted during a meeting in Vientiane that the government of Japan will continue to support the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in a project to improve irrigation facilities across the lower Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, ...
Suchanee Rungmueanporn
Wastewater treatment fee plan resurfaces, 15 years on
City Hall has dusted off a draft regulation to impose a wastewater treatment fee on Bangkok residents, 15 years after it was first flagged. Like it or not, the regulation is expected to win approval by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) executives by the end ...
Supoj Wancharoen
BMA dredging canals in preparation for future flooding
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has unclogged canals and cleaned sewer drains in a move to prevent future flooding in the capital city.Deputy Bangkok Governor Chakkaphan Phewngam led BMA officials, soldiers, and volunteers to clean Ban Khamin Canal and other waterways in Bangkok Noi district ...
