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had planned and directed most of the daily operations. Before the operations, farmers could transplant rice seedling in only 5% of the total rice planting area. After the operation, reports from every province under the operation revealed that farmers could prepare more seedlings, the dry seedbeds were saved, and rice transplanted area averagely increased by about 55%of the total rice planting area. In those provinces, transplanting could be done in almost all of the rice growing area.
His Majesty’s Policy on the strategy to develop the King’s Initiative Project for the “Royal Rainmaking Project”
1. His Majesty emphasized the need to develop and improve rainmaking methods based on more scientific approaches in designing, operating, monitoring and evaluating. His Majesty also emphasized the need to make use of computer technology in the study of cloud patterns and in operations to achieve the objectives of the project.
2. He stressed that weather modification or rainmaking is an important component in water resources management process. Its role is, for instance, to increase water in reservoirs, reduce pollution problems and increase water supply for public use.
3. He emphasized that full cooperation and coordination among participating agencies and organizations is the significant element in achieving the project’s goal.
2.3 TheEvolution
From 1969 to 1970, the first test of the Royal Rainmaking operation was launched by imitating the method used in other countries. Development of a method to achieve effective rainfall was done by means of experiences gained from observations and results of previous tests. The descriptions of methods characterized by chemicals used in the tests can be summarized as follows:
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