Defiant farmers rally in Ayutthaya

The Royal Irrigation Department has urged farmers not to pump water into their fields over the next three days, during which the agency will assess the drought situation in different areas, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda said yesterday.

The department has only been allowing water to be channelled into areas suffering severe drought and will provide a clear answer in three days as to whether water would be channelled in other areas too, he said.

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