Severe drought, Ratchaburi durian orchards stand dead, farmers grit their teeth and buy water until they run out of money.

Ratchaburi, Ratchaburi farmers Buy water to water durian trees and other fruits after experiencing the worst drought. Hundreds of durian trees standing dead Asking the Royal Rainmaking to help Yang Hak Subdistrict, Pak Tho District, Ratchaburi Province is another district that experiences repeated problems of forest fires and drought every year. Currently, the area of ??Yang Hak Subdistrict, including 8 villages, and Huai Yang Thon Subdistrict are affected. Agricultural vegetables and fruits wither and die on the trees. In particular, hundreds of durian trees, approximately 4 - 7 years old, in the garden of farmers in Village No. 5, Yang Hak Subdistrict, are blooming and bearing fruit, starting to fall off. The mangosteen, rambutan, longkong, and santol trees are drying up and withering and dying, almost the entire orchard. Many orchard owners grit their teeth and endure. Buy water to water fruit trees Hope to survive as much as possible. But in the end the money ran out. There is no water truck fee. You mu st let the tree stand and die according to the condition you see. Mr. Weera Buathong said that this year the most drought problem occurred. The durian fruit falls off. From being exposed to extreme heat, the trees are dying. It is estimated that hundreds of trees may die. The water in the pond that was stored has dried up. Really can't fight, begging the government sector to help make royal rain. or drilling a central artesian well Now, other fruits planted on about 20 rai have almost the entire orchard damaged. Mr. Anusorn Ritlam, village headman of Village No. 5, said that this year is very dry. Every village has the same problems. Now officials from the Southern Royal Rainmaking Operations Unit have come to help. If there is enough humidity, there will be rain to help. As for the long-term fix I want farmers to coordinate with relevant agencies to dig khanom krok sockets. to support water Now farmers are hopeless. From having earned money from selling durian, this year my dreams were shattered and my who le garden died. Source: Thai News Agency

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