Pursat Province÷On Sunday, the 13th day of the first month of the first lunar month of the year of the Buddhist Era 2570, corresponding to July 12, 2026, Mr. Kith Phal, Deputy Director of the Pursat Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology, collaborated with commune, village and community authorities to inspect the water conditions in the rivers and streams in Svay Daun Keo communes, Me Teuk commune, O Ta Paong commune and Boeung Bot Kandol commune of Bakan district. He continued to visit the location of Svay Daun Keo commune (Svay Daun Keo river), which has received water since July 02, 2026. Currently, the water in the river at the point (Svay Daun Keo bridge) has reached 1.38 meters, and the water has fallen to the overflow dam at the end of the river. For communes downstream of the national road, such as Me Teuk, O Ta Paong commune and Boeung Bot Kandol, there has been some rain and additional water needs (the land is far from the water source). The deputy head of the joint committee continued to Sre Stok commune, Kandieng district, at the end of the Mecharik canal. The water situation is not yet challenging, but the need to add water to the canal, pond, etc. is only increasing.
Overall, the situation of the rainy season rice, where the department and local authorities have intervened to help add water to the insufficient rainfall, is not facing any damage. .
Please note» the current water status of major reservoirs, including:
– Reservoir 3 has approximately 13.26 million cubic meters of water (the reservoir has been closed for storage)
– Reservoir 5 has 9.30 meters of water, approximately 22.78 million cubic meters (The reservoir is being drained).
The department is monitoring daily weather forecasts to have preventive measures in place for any regular occurrences and has a plan in place to collaborate with the public to save water and prepare for the upcoming El Niño phenomenon.
Source: Pursat Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology | By: Thoen/Dum Ampil
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