webfact Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Falling Mekong water levels increase farming cost in Nong Khai By THE NATION The Mekong River’s level in Nong Khai province of Thailand dropped to 1.83 metres on Thursday (January 9), much lower than the bank’s 10.37 metres. Compared to the same period in 2019, the current water level was lower by over 2 metres, causing sandy areas to occur along the river. On the banks of Ban Duea subdistrict in Nong Khai, the sandy areas were visible as well. Besides, local farmers in the area were suffering from drought. Some of them are using long pipes to pump water from the river to support their farming activities. The length of the pipes stretched to nearly a kilometre, depending on the distance from the Mekong River to the farm. The use of pumps and pipes has increased farming cost, as Bt300 was spent daily for fuel to run the pumps almost all day. “The price of products is not high, but just enough to pay our yearly debt,” one of the farmers said. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380314 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-09 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Give the bill to China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Chinese dams = Dry Thai rivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findlay13 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Time to go cap in hand to ask the Chinese for some water from their dams and be indebted to them if they give some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdavies99 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 More false news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 So not only do the Chinese take Mekong waters down—they also take USD (and all paired western currencies down. Look at today’s currency inversions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 21 hours ago, webfact said: Falling Mekong water levels increase farming cost in Nong Khai The mighty Mekong has several names as it passes through different countries. Alas with China as a big brother "upstream" that may well be changing now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sletraveler Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Don’t forget Lao dams funded by Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 High price for electricity; thousands of tons of fish perish(ed), livelihoods along the Mekong are threatened and everybody thinks it is normal and hence only focus on the plastic bag correctness. Too many clowns and not enough circuses - unbelievable stupidity, ignorance or flat out corruption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaipod Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Maybe hydraulic rams that simply work on pressure. No electricity or fuel costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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