cavanami Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 ...gotta make sure Bangkok gets the water... Thai Drought Pits Army Against Farmers Over Water Curbs http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-08/thai-drought-pits-soldiers-against-farmers-flouting-water-curbs Rice farmer Boontham Chei-pa switches on a water pump in the evenings to irrigate his parched field from a canal in Thailand’s central province of Suphanburi. The soil is hardly moistened before the motor is switched off. Soldiers patrol the canal to stop unauthorized pumping -- part of water rationing in almost a third of Thailand’s 76 provinces as an El Nino-fueled drought dries the land. Without irrigation, Boontham said he will lose the more than 100,000 baht ($2,950) he spent sowing the crop. “My entire investment for this crop could be gone with the wind,†the 66-year-old said. “I’m stressed out and don’t know what to do.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Surely there's someone to pay off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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