Thread: Preparations being made for heavy rains and flooding nationwide

BANGKOK, 9th May 2018 (NNT) – Khon Kaen province has released water from its Bueng Nong Kot dam in preparation for more rain, with police in Bangkok ready to facilitate traffic flow during the start of the new school semester likely to be exacerbated by stormy conditions.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commander of the Royal Thai Police, Pol Gen Sriwara Rangsipramnakul chaired a preparatory meeting on traffic management at the start of the new school semester, pressing all police to accommodate citizens while making a request to construction sites on major roads to provide as much space for vehicles as possible, pointing to Ladprao and Ramkhamhaeng roads in particular. He also urged parents and schools not to allow drop offs to take too long as they worsen congestion.

The deputy commander is to personally inspect any areas during the start of the school semester where there are reports of traffic snarls.

Meanwhile in Khon Kaen province, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office 6 has employed water pumps to remove water from Bueng Nong Kot dam over a period of 22 days, aiming to bring it down by 30 centimeters so that it may handle forecast downpours.

The Mekong River in Nong Khai province has been rising after days of rain and has reached four meters in the province’s Muang district with the likelihood of further rises. Only half of the province’s revered Buddha relic is currently above water and tourists wishing to pay homage to it are being urged to do so soon. Preparations are being made to reinforce the province’s river banks against an overflow.

Deputy Governor of Uthai Thani, Maitree Traitilanan meantime, has called for disaster prevention and mitigation rehearsals among officers this week in anticipation of flooding and runoff problems. The practice-run is taking place at the province’s Ramkamhaeng University campus.



National News Bureau Of Thailand | Preparations being made for heavy rains and flooding nationwide

RID wary of rains at this time

BANGKOK, 10 May 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has ordered its projects across the country to be on alert for heavy rain at this time and to manage their reservoir levels properly.

All combined, the nation’s large and medium sized reservoirs are holding over 47 billion cubic meters of water, up to 62 percent of their total capacity, and have the ability to take on another 30 billion cubic meters. The four dams on the Chao Phraya River alone are handling more than 13 billion cubic meters of water, 55 percent of their total capacity.

Deputy Director-General of the RID, Taweesak Thanadechophol, said he has pressed all irrigation projects to be wary of rains at this time and to manage their reservoir levels accordingly. They have also been told to prepare any machinery or equipment needed to respond in the case of flooding.



National News Bureau Of Thailand | RID wary of rains at this time