Director-General Anucha Mokkhavesa of the country’s Department
of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has stated that more than 7.4 million
people across 60 provinces have been enduring drinking water shortages as well
as damage to more than 48,000 hectares of farmland due to prolonged lack of rain
along with reduced water from the vital Mekong River, which reached its lowest
level in 30 years.
According to the Royal Irrigation Department,
available water in reservoirs has also dropped 15% this year. Moreover,
Director-General Mokkhavesa stated that the number of villages damaged from
drought has increased by nearly 40% in the period from November 2009 to
mid-April 2010 compared to the same time-span the previous year.
Saying
that his department is doing everything possible to relieve the situation, he
requested that other officials continue with close monitoring to be able to
provide the most timely assistance.
Our sincere thanks Your Excellency and
government of Thailand for your watchfulness and caring actions. We pray that
the affected lands and people will be showered with blessed rain and that such
extreme conditions are eased as we strive for more conscientious consideration
of our Earthly abode.
During an October 2009 videoconference in Germany,
Supreme Master Ching Hai spoke with concern as she has previously many times
about humanity’s plight, at the same time offering a remedy whose global
adoption would bring a saved world for all.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: With current droughts
and water shortages already affecting millions and only expected to get worse,
worse and worse. But even though our predicament is very grave, we do still have
time if we act now. And the solution is still very simple.
It’s the
vegan diet – no animal products. Scientists have found that each person eating a
meat and dairy based diet uses around 4,500 gallons of water per day, compared
to 300 gallons per day for a vegan diet.
This also means that 1 pound of
animal protein requires 100 times more water to produce than 1 pound of grain
protein. Over the course of a year, the vegan diet saves approximately 1.5
million gallons of water per person. This is the key.
If everyone
switches to this beneficial lifestyle, our planet will be cooled in no time,
scientifically speaking
and my promise.
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