The Mekong River Commission (MRC) needs to take responsibility for the solutions to deal with the river’s color change, according to Vu Trong Hong, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. The water in some sections of Mekong River, including the one running through Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom and Laos’ Thakhek provinces, has turned greenish-blue. The phenomenon, according to some scientists, could be a sign of danger. The water in some sections of Mekong River, including the one running through Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom and Laos’ Thakhek provinces, has turned greenish-blue. The phenomenon, according to some scientists, could be a sign of danger. Hong warned that if the water does not come, Mekong River would continue undergoing the drought, the phenomenon would also appear in the river section in Vietnam. Mai Lan Mekong Delta’s main flower, ornamental plant growing district affected by saltwater in rivers The unusually early saltwater intrusion this year is threatening the farming of flowers and ornamental plants in Ben Tre Province’s Cho Lach District, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta’s largest producer of flowers and ornamental plants. Mekong Delta provinces take steps to control saltwater intrusion Authorities in provinces in the Mekong Delta and Can Tho city are… Read full this story
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