Against: Some are trying their best to search for the water resource while someone else are trying their best to waste it. The "token” sprinkle of water in the Songkran Festival is much beyond the per capital usage of local people. So why don’t we just keep this priceless water for saving lives? "The right to live is more significant than any feast”, said some netizens.

　　反对：“一面是受灾众生长途跋涉寻找生命之水，一边却在把大盆大盆的清水付诸大街之上，即便象征性地泼一下也会比当地人民每天象征性地喝一点多很多，把水留着救命不是更好？”也有网友认为：“再重要的节日也不能重要过人的生存权利”。