MRC discusses ways to manage Mekong River resources

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) discussed a plan on developing the river's basin, fisheries, navigation, flood management and mitigation, irrigation, and watershed management, Laos' newspaper Vientiane Times reported Thursday.

Delegate to the 26th meeting of the MRC Joint Committee in Laos on Wednesday also touched upon a new drought management program, and hydrological conditions in the lower Mekong basin.

The meeting attended by representatives from four members of the MRC, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and partner organizations, also discussed the MRC's achievements last year.