After the successful laying of a 425 km. natural gas submarine transmission pipeline, from the Erawan gas field in the Gulf of Thailand to the onshore terminal and then to the Bang Pakong and south Bangkok power plants, the gas came on stream in 1981. With the cooperation of other government agencies, PTT has been responsible for the development and exploitation of fossil fuel resources in the country. Thailand in the 90s . In April or May, farmers start planting seedlings in their well-ploughed fields. By late November or early December, cooperative work groups use sickles to harvest the crops.
Cut rice is threshed, and the paddy is then ready to be winnowed and taken to market.