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Farms Flooded in Tham Luang Cave Rescue Operation to Get Assistance

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CHIANG RAI -The Rice Department has announced to offer a compensation pay for framers in Chiang Rai province where rice farms may have been damaged by excessive water pumped from Tham Luang cave during a mission to rescue 13 boys trapped inside.

Deputy Rice Department Director-General Suwat Jearakongman said some 100 farmers in three communities of Chiang Rai have been adversely affected by the search and rescue operations at Tham Luang cave, as water pumped from the cave has kept some 1,300 rai of farmland submerged.

He said the department is assisting those farmers with the use of proper farming technology after the water has subsided, and plans to assess the damage and to help the farmers with rice seedlings.

Some of the damaged farms which have been in an early stage of farming can be replanted with other types of rice which are more resistant to cold climate and are less sensitive to light, while some technique can be implemented to maintain the quality of rice during harvest season.

Deputy Director-General of the Department of Rice, Suwat Jiarakongmun has reported a disaster monitoring center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has recorded the damage sustained by farms affected by the partial drainage of the cave, to save the lives of the stranded Moo Pa Academy youth football team within.

The farms are located in three sub-districts of Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai and are owned by over 100 farmers.

The district agriculture office is monitoring the situation closely and will survey needed assistance.

Several strains of rice have been prepared for the benefit of the affected farmers so that they may replace their lost crops. Growers are being advised to wait for rains to cleanse their land once waters drain out, and to aerate fields before planting new crops.

By Tanakorn Sangiam

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