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Water chief predicts big things for new master plan

Tourists park their cars at the viewpoint of Khun Dan Prakan Chon Dam in Nakhon Nayok last October. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) claims its water management master plan could limit costs arising from both floods and drought while increasing water storage to benefit farmers and industrial zones.

Surasee Kittimonthon, secretary-general of ONWR, said the 2018-2037 blueprint will help reduce economic losses caused by water-related disasters and was a big step forward for water management.

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