Pumping of water blamed for road cracks
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Farmers in Pathum Thani sucking local canal dry in a bid to save their crops
Drought hit farmers in Pathum Thani continue to pump water out of the almost dry Raphipat Canal in a bid to save their crops. However, their action is being widely blamed for causing a nearby road to sustain cracks and partially collapse.
A truck overturned on the road yesterday because a big crack suddenly happened. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
“Please be sympathetic with farmers,” Jamroon Asana, a local village head, said yesterday, adding that banana growers were suffering badly from the water shortage.
He said these farmers had bor
