Chiang Mai has saved about 1 million cubic metres of water per year since Songkran splashing bans were imposed in 2020, irrigation officials say.

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed officials working on solving the water shortage to keep sticking with water-saving measures, even though more water has been flowing into major dams, Deputy Government Spokesman Maj-General Sansern Kaewkamne