53 provinces hit by drought

Published: 26/03/2010 at 01:24 PM
Online news: Local News

The Interior Ministry's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Friday announced that 53 provinces, 382 districts, 2,499 tambons and 1,9,704 villages throughout the country has been declared disaster areas hit by drought.

Of the 53 provinces, 16 are in the North, 15 in the Northeast, eight in the Central, seven in the East, and seven in the South.

The 16 drought-hit provinces in the North are Kamphaeng Phet, Chiang Rai, Tak, Nan, Phayao, Lampang, Lamphun, Phrae, Sukhothai, Uttaradit, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Phitsanulok and Phetchabun.

The 15 dought-hit provinces in the Northeast are Khon Kaen, Loei, Nong Bua Lamphu, Chaiyaphum, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Buri Ram, Mukdahan, Nong Khai, Roi-et, Yasothon, Surin, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, and Nakhon Ratchasima.

The eight Central provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Ratchaburi, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi, Chai Nat, Lop Buri, and Nakhon Pathom.

The seven eastern provinces are Sa Kaew, Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Trat and Rayong.

The seven southern provinces are Trang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ranong, Satun, Chumphon, Surat Thani, and Krabi.

A total of 6,482,602 people of 1,755,100 households have been affected.  The drought has caused damaged to 147,482 rai of farmland.

The disaster prevention and mitigation offices in these provinces have distributed more than 78 million cubic million litres of water to drought-hit people, repaired 3,645 weirs, dredged 3,985 reservoirs, and installed 689 water pumps to alleviate the people's hardship.

53 provinces hit by drought
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