Government House, The Prime Minister invited the Secretary-General of the NESDB and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to discuss accelerating solutions to flooding and drought problems, urging government agency heads to monitor and warn the public, and prepare for the situation of heavy rain and flash floods.Prime Minister Settha Thavisin invited Mr. Danucha Pichayanan, Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), Mr. Chatuporn Buruspat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, Secretary-General to the Prime Minister to discuss the flood and drought problems. He revealed that we must solve the flood and drought problems systematically. Today, we invited the Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources to discuss and prepare for the initial situation. Today, our country is in th e rainy season. In many areas, there has been continuous rain, causing flooding problems. We must find immediate preventive measures.The Prime Minister stated that for areas that need special surveillance, he has instructed government officials to be vigilant and issue warnings to the public to be prepared for heavy rain and flash floods, namely: 1. Mae Hong Son, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Chanthaburi, Trat, Phetchaburi, and Phitsanulok, due to continuous rain for several days, the soil is saturated with water from the rain, so there is a chance of flash floods or forest runoff. 2. Trat and Chanthaburi, due to the water levels in the rivers still being high and there is a tendency for heavy rain to continue in the area in the past 24 hours, which will cause the water to overflow the banks. 3. Upper North and Northeastern regions, Chi and Mun river basins, must watch the situation next week, which may have more rain.Source: Thai News Agency