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Chao Phraya locals brace
Northern run-off surges toward Central Plains
Published: 14/09/2012 at 03:04 AM
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People in low-lying provinces by the Chao Phraya River including Bangkok have been told to brace for floods.
Water from the North is surging toward the Central Plains despite attempts to curb its volume.
The Royal Irrigation Department yesterday said Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani that are situated downstream from the Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat stand to be affected by the Chao Phraya overflowing.
The department has boosted discharge at the dam to 1,800-2,000 cubic metres per second to drain water upstream in Nakhon Sawan province and also to prepare for heavy downpours expected to continue until next Monday.
It predicts water levels downstream of the dam will rise by 25-50 centimetres.
Yesterday, the Chao Phraya River started to overflow in the tambon Jampa Lor area of Muang Ang Thong district, Ang Thong province, and in the tambon Ban Ngew area of Sam Khok district, Pathum Thani province. Overflow has continued in Bang Ban district of Ayutthaya for a week.
Sujarit Khunthanakulwong, head of the Department of Water Resources Engineering at Chulalongkorn University, said water would reach Bangkok in seven to 10 days and it may cause problems in the capital if it rains heavily from today until Monday as the Meteorological Department has predicted.
Seree Supratid, a lecturer on disaster management at Rangsit University, thinks floods will be limited in Bangkok due to its good flood prevention facilities.
He said heavy rains are the key factor for determining whether there will be flooding in the capital because this may exceed the city's drainage capacity.
In some areas, it may take six to 10 hours to drain the water.
Otherwise, Bangkok will stay safe, said Assoc Prof Seree.
However, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has put all 50 districts in the capital city on alert for possible flooding.
Bangkok deputy governor Malinee Sukvejvorakij said yesterday staff of all districts were told to install water pumps in flood-prone areas so that rainwater can be quickly drained away.
The 1,200 people in 27 communities of 13 districts not protected by floodwalls along the Chao Phraya River should be ready to move their belongings to higher ground, she said. The BMA has already drained water from major canals.
Meanwhile, authorities are trying to reduce water flow from northern tributaries of the Chao Phraya River that pass through the Central Plains.
Kitti Tancharoen, assistant governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, said the state enterprise had cut the discharge of the Bhumibol dam in Tak province to 1 million cu/m per day. The dam holds 7,211 million cu/m of water. It is 54% filled and can receive 6,251 million cu/m more.
The Sirikit dam in Uttaradit province has stopped discharges to divert water from the Yom River to the Nan River. The dam holds 5,884 million cu/m of water. It is 62% filled and can receive 3,626 million cu/m more.
The Yom River flows into the Chao Phraya River but it is not controlled by any dams.
Wim Rungwattanajinda, secretary to the PM's Office Minister, yesterday said the government was diverting water from the Yom River to the Nan River where the Sirikit and Naresuan dams are. The diversion is taking place through Khlong Hok Bat canal that adjoins the Nan River in Phichit province. Phichit and Phitsanulok provinces are receiving floodwaters from the Yom River in Sukhothai province.
The river overflowed yesterday in tambon Rang Nok area of Sam Ngam district of Phichit. People in Pho Prathap Chang, Bung Na Rong and Pho Thale districts were warned of possible inundation.
In Phitsanulok, situated between Sukhothai and Phichit, floods hit six out of nine districts due to both the overflow of the Yom River and persistent rain. Floods affected Phrom Phiram, Muang Phitsanulok, Bang Rakam, Chat Trakan, Nakhon Thai and Wang Thong districts.
The Yom River is subsiding upstream in Phrae and Sukhothai provinces.
The heart of Sukhothai remains inundated after the Yom River overflowed, breaking through its levee last Monday.
Big sandbags and gabions are have been deployed to plug the levee. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was in Sukhothai yesterday, said water could be pumped out of the heart of Sukhothai in two days.
Chao Phraya locals brace
Northern run-off surges toward Central Plains
Published: 14/09/2012 at 03:04 AM
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People in low-lying provinces by the Chao Phraya River including Bangkok have been told to brace for floods.
Water from the North is surging toward the Central Plains despite attempts to curb its volume.
The Royal Irrigation Department yesterday said Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani that are situated downstream from the Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat stand to be affected by the Chao Phraya overflowing.
The department has boosted discharge at the dam to 1,800-2,000 cubic metres per second to drain water upstream in Nakhon Sawan province and also to prepare for heavy downpours expected to continue until next Monday.
It predicts water levels downstream of the dam will rise by 25-50 centimetres.
Yesterday, the Chao Phraya River started to overflow in the tambon Jampa Lor area of Muang Ang Thong district, Ang Thong province, and in the tambon Ban Ngew area of Sam Khok district, Pathum Thani province. Overflow has continued in Bang Ban district of Ayutthaya for a week.
Sujarit Khunthanakulwong, head of the Department of Water Resources Engineering at Chulalongkorn University, said water would reach Bangkok in seven to 10 days and it may cause problems in the capital if it rains heavily from today until Monday as the Meteorological Department has predicted.
Seree Supratid, a lecturer on disaster management at Rangsit University, thinks floods will be limited in Bangkok due to its good flood prevention facilities.
He said heavy rains are the key factor for determining whether there will be flooding in the capital because this may exceed the city's drainage capacity.
In some areas, it may take six to 10 hours to drain the water.
Otherwise, Bangkok will stay safe, said Assoc Prof Seree.
However, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has put all 50 districts in the capital city on alert for possible flooding.
Bangkok deputy governor Malinee Sukvejvorakij said yesterday staff of all districts were told to install water pumps in flood-prone areas so that rainwater can be quickly drained away.
The 1,200 people in 27 communities of 13 districts not protected by floodwalls along the Chao Phraya River should be ready to move their belongings to higher ground, she said. The BMA has already drained water from major canals.
Meanwhile, authorities are trying to reduce water flow from northern tributaries of the Chao Phraya River that pass through the Central Plains.
Kitti Tancharoen, assistant governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, said the state enterprise had cut the discharge of the Bhumibol dam in Tak province to 1 million cu/m per day. The dam holds 7,211 million cu/m of water. It is 54% filled and can receive 6,251 million cu/m more.
The Sirikit dam in Uttaradit province has stopped discharges to divert water from the Yom River to the Nan River. The dam holds 5,884 million cu/m of water. It is 62% filled and can receive 3,626 million cu/m more.
The Yom River flows into the Chao Phraya River but it is not controlled by any dams.
Wim Rungwattanajinda, secretary to the PM's Office Minister, yesterday said the government was diverting water from the Yom River to the Nan River where the Sirikit and Naresuan dams are. The diversion is taking place through Khlong Hok Bat canal that adjoins the Nan River in Phichit province. Phichit and Phitsanulok provinces are receiving floodwaters from the Yom River in Sukhothai province.
The river overflowed yesterday in tambon Rang Nok area of Sam Ngam district of Phichit. People in Pho Prathap Chang, Bung Na Rong and Pho Thale districts were warned of possible inundation.
In Phitsanulok, situated between Sukhothai and Phichit, floods hit six out of nine districts due to both the overflow of the Yom River and persistent rain. Floods affected Phrom Phiram, Muang Phitsanulok, Bang Rakam, Chat Trakan, Nakhon Thai and Wang Thong districts.
The Yom River is subsiding upstream in Phrae and Sukhothai provinces.
The heart of Sukhothai remains inundated after the Yom River overflowed, breaking through its levee last Monday.
Big sandbags and gabions are have been deployed to plug the levee. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was in Sukhothai yesterday, said water could be pumped out of the heart of Sukhothai in two days.
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Water diverted to ease deluge
Published: 15/09/2012 at 03:58 AM
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Irrigation officials have begun diverting water from the Noi River to farmland in Ayutthaya to handle run-off from the North that has triggered floods in several provinces.
About 100 cubic metres a second of water from the Noi River, a branch of the Chao Phraya, is being diverted through three sluice gates to a paddy field area in Phak Hai district to relieve flooding in communities alongside the Noi River, said Natthi Bosuwan, an assistant to Ayutthaya's governor.
The water retention area is a flood prevention measure of the Royal Irrigation Department to cope with the northern run-off that flows downstream of the Chao Phraya. The water will be contained in the vast tract of farmland to lessen inundation in low-lying areas.
The water diversion will not affect farmers as they have already harvested their crops, Mr Natthi said.
The officials are monitoring "massive run-off" that has left flooded Sukhothai for Phitsanulok and will then flow south towards the Chao Phraya barrage in Chai Nat, he said.
They will later decide whether to divert part of the run-off to the paddies in Bang Ban field, located to the west of the Chao Phraya, when it arrives in Ayutthaya.
Water levels in the Noi, Chao Phraya and Pasak rivers yesterday increased by 5-20cm and will rise further over the next two days following the release of more water from the Chao Phraya barrage, the Office of Regional Irrigation 12 said.
About 3,000 households near the Noi River in Sena district have been flooded, causing authorities to declare disaster zones in eight tambons.
Learning of the flood situation in Ayuthaya, His Majesty the King has provided 2,000 survival kits for distribution to people in Sena and Bang Ban districts.
Many people in the neighbouring province of Ang Thong are also affected.
Flash floods in the Central Plains yesterday forced residents in tambon Champa Lo of Muang district to dismantle their homes located by the Chao Phraya and relocate elsewhere for fear it will be collapsed into the river.
Earlier, a 200m section of the riverbank was destroyed by the rising water level.
As more run-off could flow downwards to Sing Buri, Ang Thong and Ayutthaya, Sakdiphong Thamachawakun, assistant to tambon Bang Nga's mayor in Lop Buri, has called on the government to divert more water to the Ta Chin River because a section of the Chao Phraya in the three provinces is "too narrow and shallow" to receive a large amount of water.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra sought to calm people in tambon Sa Pho Thong and Non Kok in Chaiyaphum's Kaset Sombun district, where a torrent from the Phu Laen Kha mountain range has caused widespread flooding of crop fields and local roads.
In Tak province, strong overflow from the Wang River has broken through a road levee and put Ban Yang Ong Nam as deep as 1.5m under water. About 400 homes have been flooded.
Water diverted to ease deluge
Published: 15/09/2012 at 03:58 AM
Newspaper section: News
Irrigation officials have begun diverting water from the Noi River to farmland in Ayutthaya to handle run-off from the North that has triggered floods in several provinces.
About 100 cubic metres a second of water from the Noi River, a branch of the Chao Phraya, is being diverted through three sluice gates to a paddy field area in Phak Hai district to relieve flooding in communities alongside the Noi River, said Natthi Bosuwan, an assistant to Ayutthaya's governor.
The water retention area is a flood prevention measure of the Royal Irrigation Department to cope with the northern run-off that flows downstream of the Chao Phraya. The water will be contained in the vast tract of farmland to lessen inundation in low-lying areas.
The water diversion will not affect farmers as they have already harvested their crops, Mr Natthi said.
The officials are monitoring "massive run-off" that has left flooded Sukhothai for Phitsanulok and will then flow south towards the Chao Phraya barrage in Chai Nat, he said.
They will later decide whether to divert part of the run-off to the paddies in Bang Ban field, located to the west of the Chao Phraya, when it arrives in Ayutthaya.
Water levels in the Noi, Chao Phraya and Pasak rivers yesterday increased by 5-20cm and will rise further over the next two days following the release of more water from the Chao Phraya barrage, the Office of Regional Irrigation 12 said.
About 3,000 households near the Noi River in Sena district have been flooded, causing authorities to declare disaster zones in eight tambons.
Learning of the flood situation in Ayuthaya, His Majesty the King has provided 2,000 survival kits for distribution to people in Sena and Bang Ban districts.
Many people in the neighbouring province of Ang Thong are also affected.
Flash floods in the Central Plains yesterday forced residents in tambon Champa Lo of Muang district to dismantle their homes located by the Chao Phraya and relocate elsewhere for fear it will be collapsed into the river.
Earlier, a 200m section of the riverbank was destroyed by the rising water level.
As more run-off could flow downwards to Sing Buri, Ang Thong and Ayutthaya, Sakdiphong Thamachawakun, assistant to tambon Bang Nga's mayor in Lop Buri, has called on the government to divert more water to the Ta Chin River because a section of the Chao Phraya in the three provinces is "too narrow and shallow" to receive a large amount of water.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra sought to calm people in tambon Sa Pho Thong and Non Kok in Chaiyaphum's Kaset Sombun district, where a torrent from the Phu Laen Kha mountain range has caused widespread flooding of crop fields and local roads.
In Tak province, strong overflow from the Wang River has broken through a road levee and put Ban Yang Ong Nam as deep as 1.5m under water. About 400 homes have been flooded.
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Key provinces in the Central region are now battling floods, according to the Royal Irrigation Department.
At press time last night, the latest information was as follows:
Phitsanulok: About 42,300 rai of farmland in Phrom Phiram, Muang Phitsanulok and Bang Rakam districts were now inundated. The floodwater level was also continuing to rise in Phrom Phiram.
Nakhon Sawan: Flash floods swamped many areas in Lat Yao, Krok Phra and Muang Nakhon Sawan districts. In some areas, water was nearly 90cm deep. The level of water in Nakhon Sawan town was also rising.
Chai Nat: Overflows caused floods in low-lying areas in Tambon Wang Man in Wat Sing district. Floodwater was 50- 60cm high. But the situation was expected to return to normal within a few days if there is no more rain in the area.
Ayutthaya: The Chao Phraya, plus the Noi River and Phongpheng Canal all overflowed and flooded Muang Ayutthaya, Bang Ban, Phak Hai, Sena, Bang Sai and Bang Pa-in districts.
Ang Thong: Riverside communities in 12 tambons in Pa Mok, Muang Angthong, Wiset Chai Chan, Chai Yo, and Pho Thong districts were inundated because the Chao Phraya and Noi rivers overflowed.
Key provinces in the Central region are now battling floods, according to the Royal Irrigation Department.
At press time last night, the latest information was as follows:
Phitsanulok: About 42,300 rai of farmland in Phrom Phiram, Muang Phitsanulok and Bang Rakam districts were now inundated. The floodwater level was also continuing to rise in Phrom Phiram.
Nakhon Sawan: Flash floods swamped many areas in Lat Yao, Krok Phra and Muang Nakhon Sawan districts. In some areas, water was nearly 90cm deep. The level of water in Nakhon Sawan town was also rising.
Chai Nat: Overflows caused floods in low-lying areas in Tambon Wang Man in Wat Sing district. Floodwater was 50- 60cm high. But the situation was expected to return to normal within a few days if there is no more rain in the area.
Ayutthaya: The Chao Phraya, plus the Noi River and Phongpheng Canal all overflowed and flooded Muang Ayutthaya, Bang Ban, Phak Hai, Sena, Bang Sai and Bang Pa-in districts.
Ang Thong: Riverside communities in 12 tambons in Pa Mok, Muang Angthong, Wiset Chai Chan, Chai Yo, and Pho Thong districts were inundated because the Chao Phraya and Noi rivers overflowed.
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Expert warns capital facing deluge threat
City's drainage system deemed 'inadequate'
Published: 25/09/2012 at 01:52 AM
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Bangkok is at risk of flooding from heavy downpours caused by an unusually lengthy monsoon trough period and an imminent storm early next month, an expert has warned.
Run-off from the North, which last year left parts of the capital submerged, will only worsen the flooding because the real threat this year is rain that may overwhelm the current inadequate drainage system in the capital, said Thanawat Charupongsakul, a disaster and geographic expert at Geology Department of Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, yesterday.
The city has so far not released enough water from canals to the extent done back in 2006 when canals were left with plenty of capacity to hold floodwater, he said.
"To make things worse, City Hall has still not stopped quarrelling with the government over flood management," he said.
Dr Thanawat alerted Bangkokians to the high risk of floods caused by rainfall because the monsoon trough, which usually lasts between four and seven days, has continued for nearly a month and a new storm is forming near Taiwan and could head towards Thailand. He expects Bangkok to suffer heavy downpours between Saturday and Oct 2.
Mr Thanawat is most worried about October because that is when run-off from the North and high tides increase the water level in the Chao Phraya River.
The city's river embankment is about 2.5m above mean sea level, but provinces upstream, especially those with industrial estates, have built and increased the heights of their levees and flood walls, so the run-off will be blocked and eventually move toward Bangkok.
The only solution is to reduce water levels in canals by almost draining them completely to brace for the large amount of rain water, Dr Thanawat said.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesman Wasan Meewong yesterday criticised the recent clearing of sewers at nine locations by inmates at the request of the Traffic Police Division, after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra expressed her concern about them being clogged.
City Hall welcomed the help, Mr Wasan said, but the police should have told the BMA first because the sewers had already been cleared early this year.
"In fact, police would be better off keeping watch on crime and traffic," Mr Wasan said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittiphan has asked Defence Minister ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat for permission to use compounds of the 2nd Cavalry Division in Din Daeng and the air force-owned Dhupateme stadium in Don Muang as kaem ling (monkey cheek) water-retention areas to reduce flood woes on roads and ease traffic problems.
Meanwhile, Loxley-AGT Joint Venture, made up of Loxley Plc and Switzerland-based AGT International GMBH, has been chosen to join another seven bidders for the government's 350 billion baht project to implement a national flood prevention and water management system, Mr Chadchart said yesterday.
Expert warns capital facing deluge threat
City's drainage system deemed 'inadequate'
Published: 25/09/2012 at 01:52 AM
Newspaper section: News
Bangkok is at risk of flooding from heavy downpours caused by an unusually lengthy monsoon trough period and an imminent storm early next month, an expert has warned.
Run-off from the North, which last year left parts of the capital submerged, will only worsen the flooding because the real threat this year is rain that may overwhelm the current inadequate drainage system in the capital, said Thanawat Charupongsakul, a disaster and geographic expert at Geology Department of Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, yesterday.
The city has so far not released enough water from canals to the extent done back in 2006 when canals were left with plenty of capacity to hold floodwater, he said.
"To make things worse, City Hall has still not stopped quarrelling with the government over flood management," he said.
Dr Thanawat alerted Bangkokians to the high risk of floods caused by rainfall because the monsoon trough, which usually lasts between four and seven days, has continued for nearly a month and a new storm is forming near Taiwan and could head towards Thailand. He expects Bangkok to suffer heavy downpours between Saturday and Oct 2.
Mr Thanawat is most worried about October because that is when run-off from the North and high tides increase the water level in the Chao Phraya River.
The city's river embankment is about 2.5m above mean sea level, but provinces upstream, especially those with industrial estates, have built and increased the heights of their levees and flood walls, so the run-off will be blocked and eventually move toward Bangkok.
The only solution is to reduce water levels in canals by almost draining them completely to brace for the large amount of rain water, Dr Thanawat said.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesman Wasan Meewong yesterday criticised the recent clearing of sewers at nine locations by inmates at the request of the Traffic Police Division, after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra expressed her concern about them being clogged.
City Hall welcomed the help, Mr Wasan said, but the police should have told the BMA first because the sewers had already been cleared early this year.
"In fact, police would be better off keeping watch on crime and traffic," Mr Wasan said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittiphan has asked Defence Minister ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat for permission to use compounds of the 2nd Cavalry Division in Din Daeng and the air force-owned Dhupateme stadium in Don Muang as kaem ling (monkey cheek) water-retention areas to reduce flood woes on roads and ease traffic problems.
Meanwhile, Loxley-AGT Joint Venture, made up of Loxley Plc and Switzerland-based AGT International GMBH, has been chosen to join another seven bidders for the government's 350 billion baht project to implement a national flood prevention and water management system, Mr Chadchart said yesterday.
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Prachin Buri floods worsen
Published: 25/09/2012 at 01:46 AM
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Run-off from Khao Yai National Park and Sa Kaeo province has worsened flooding in Prachin Buri, causing large-scale damage to Kabin Buri and Si Maha Phot districts.
Farmers in tambon Yan Ri in Kabin Buri are reportedly harvesting their cassava crops in two-metre deep water.
More than 34,000 rai of rice paddies and other farmland has been damaged by flooding in the two districts. So far, about 2,000 Kabin Buri villagers and 1,000 Si Maha Phot villagers have been affected.
The flooding in Kabin Buri district is expected to recede in 24 hours if there is no more rain, National Water and Flood Management Policy director Phiphat Rueangngam said yesterday.
He added that in the North, the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams have reached 61% of their capacity. The problem, Mr Phiphat said, is the overflow from a section of the Yom River in Phitsanulok which has caused widespread damage in low-lying Bang Rakam district.
Bang Rakam villagers yesterday complained that Bang Rakam Muang Mai municipal officials have been slow to respond.
Saiyut Nakpat, 60, said she expected her neighbourhood would be flooded for two months. She said the amount of run-off this year is smaller than last year, when her community struggled with the floodwaters for four months.
Officials continue to reduce water levels in the Yom River by diverting part of it to the Nan River in tambon Khorum in Uttaradit's Phichai district.
Prachin Buri floods worsen
Published: 25/09/2012 at 01:46 AM
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Run-off from Khao Yai National Park and Sa Kaeo province has worsened flooding in Prachin Buri, causing large-scale damage to Kabin Buri and Si Maha Phot districts.
Farmers in tambon Yan Ri in Kabin Buri are reportedly harvesting their cassava crops in two-metre deep water.
More than 34,000 rai of rice paddies and other farmland has been damaged by flooding in the two districts. So far, about 2,000 Kabin Buri villagers and 1,000 Si Maha Phot villagers have been affected.
The flooding in Kabin Buri district is expected to recede in 24 hours if there is no more rain, National Water and Flood Management Policy director Phiphat Rueangngam said yesterday.
He added that in the North, the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams have reached 61% of their capacity. The problem, Mr Phiphat said, is the overflow from a section of the Yom River in Phitsanulok which has caused widespread damage in low-lying Bang Rakam district.
Bang Rakam villagers yesterday complained that Bang Rakam Muang Mai municipal officials have been slow to respond.
Saiyut Nakpat, 60, said she expected her neighbourhood would be flooded for two months. She said the amount of run-off this year is smaller than last year, when her community struggled with the floodwaters for four months.
Officials continue to reduce water levels in the Yom River by diverting part of it to the Nan River in tambon Khorum in Uttaradit's Phichai district.
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How are things on your side of the Gulf Pete? Mrs BB was watching the news yesterday, and told me that there was a lot of flooding in the Pattaya area - was that right, or was the translation a bit cock-eyed?
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Pattaya faces the sea on the west, I face it south where I am. I've heard nothing about Pattaya in the last 24 hours but we've had rain all night at my place and in Rayong City. Not massive, blowing storms but a steady downfall.Big Boy wrote:How are things on your side of the Gulf Pete? Mrs BB was watching the news yesterday, and told me that there was a lot of flooding in the Pattaya area - was that right, or was the translation a bit cock-eyed?
....just looked at the Thai main weather site and it says Pattaya only 6.0mm in the last 24, Rayong 33.4mm. Thai radio has been screaming about big storms over the next 3 days for here though, and I imagine that could include Pattaya. Pete
Edit PS: Note that Pattaya floods very easily without big storms. It's not laid out well and they've tried numerous fixes over the years, none too successful.
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Yes, I've seen a few floods over there.prcscct wrote:PS: Note that Pattaya floods very easily without big storms. It's not laid out well and they've tried numerous fixes over the years, none too successful.
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Up through the weekend. Pete
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TROPICAL STORM
Dams emptied as Gaemi nears
Published: 3/10/2012 at 03:24 AM
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Officials are rushing to discharge water from major dams so they can handle new inflows from tropical storm Gaemi which is expected to batter Thailand from Friday.
The release was ordered by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after the weather office forecast heavy rainfall in the northeastern, eastern and central regions.
The National Water and Flood Management Policy Office yesterday predicted the Northeast, especially Ubon Ratchathani, would be hit by heavy downpours brought by Gaemi on Friday.
The storm would then travel past lower northeastern and eastern provinces before hammering the Central region on Sunday and Monday with heavy rain expected in Bangkok and Pathum Thani.
Gaemi, which has recently developed from a depression system, was about 750km east of Da Nang, Vietnam, yesterday and packing winds of up to 65kph, the Meteorology Department said.
Heavy rainfall in the Central region is expected to increase the water level in the Pasak Jolasid dam where the water volume reached 79% of its capacity on Monday, according the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute.
The reservoir, located in Lop Buri and Saraburi, blocks runoff in the Pasak River, which merges with the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya.
For the Bhumibol dam in Tak, which Gaemi is also expected to pass before entering Myanmar, the reservoir reached 60% of its capacity on Monday while the Sirikit dam in Uttaradit was at 67% of its capacity.
The two dams help delay runoff from the North that passes into the Chao Phraya which flows through the Central Plains and Bangkok.City officials have been told to keep a watch on the water level in Khlong Thawi Watthana in western Bangkok because canal-side communities could flood if it receives more rainwater.
Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, meanwhile, said yesterday the city is considering raising the sluice gate at the Pracha Ruamchai section of Khlong Saen Saep-Min Buri from Sunday to improve drainage in eastern Bangkok when Gaemi hits.
Min Buri district, where the watergate is located, has 13 flood-prone areas which are outside the city's flood walls.
The Royal Irrigation Department is also bracing for heavy rainfall by preparing 665 pumps for areas at risk of flooding, he said.
TROPICAL STORM
Dams emptied as Gaemi nears
Published: 3/10/2012 at 03:24 AM
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Officials are rushing to discharge water from major dams so they can handle new inflows from tropical storm Gaemi which is expected to batter Thailand from Friday.
The release was ordered by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after the weather office forecast heavy rainfall in the northeastern, eastern and central regions.
The National Water and Flood Management Policy Office yesterday predicted the Northeast, especially Ubon Ratchathani, would be hit by heavy downpours brought by Gaemi on Friday.
The storm would then travel past lower northeastern and eastern provinces before hammering the Central region on Sunday and Monday with heavy rain expected in Bangkok and Pathum Thani.
Gaemi, which has recently developed from a depression system, was about 750km east of Da Nang, Vietnam, yesterday and packing winds of up to 65kph, the Meteorology Department said.
Heavy rainfall in the Central region is expected to increase the water level in the Pasak Jolasid dam where the water volume reached 79% of its capacity on Monday, according the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute.
The reservoir, located in Lop Buri and Saraburi, blocks runoff in the Pasak River, which merges with the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya.
For the Bhumibol dam in Tak, which Gaemi is also expected to pass before entering Myanmar, the reservoir reached 60% of its capacity on Monday while the Sirikit dam in Uttaradit was at 67% of its capacity.
The two dams help delay runoff from the North that passes into the Chao Phraya which flows through the Central Plains and Bangkok.City officials have been told to keep a watch on the water level in Khlong Thawi Watthana in western Bangkok because canal-side communities could flood if it receives more rainwater.
Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, meanwhile, said yesterday the city is considering raising the sluice gate at the Pracha Ruamchai section of Khlong Saen Saep-Min Buri from Sunday to improve drainage in eastern Bangkok when Gaemi hits.
Min Buri district, where the watergate is located, has 13 flood-prone areas which are outside the city's flood walls.
The Royal Irrigation Department is also bracing for heavy rainfall by preparing 665 pumps for areas at risk of flooding, he said.
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Re: The Floods of 2012
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nationa ... 91661.html
Eight Bangkok areas face flooding
Tropical Storm Gaemi to be followed by two more heading for North; capital may be hit by run-offs October 4, 2012 1:00 am
JANJIRA PONGRAI THE NATION
Eight key areas in Bangkok could be under as much as 30 centimetres of water for up to two weeks this month, especially when Tropical Storm Gaemi brings in torrential rain this weekend, a Bangkok seminar on flood prevention was told yesterday.
The volume of rain brought by the storm could average 800 millimetres this month alone, compared with Bangkok's annual average of 1,500mm, said Associate Professor Sujarit Khoonthanakulwong, from Chulalongkorn University's faculty of engineering. The faculty hosted the seminar.
In addition to Gaemi, two more storms are believed to be heading to northern Thailand via Vietnam, which could bring huge volumes of rain in the North and the upper Central region.
"The resulting torrential rain will increase the volume of water in the North and Central regions, prompting floods in Bangkok," he said.
Because of the many flood-prevention measures put in place, Bangkok is safer from widespread inundation but is still vulnerable because the heavy downpours could result in rainfall levels exceeding 100mm per day, while Bangkok's drainage capacity stands at 60mm.
"Widespread flooding for longer periods in Bangkok is not beyond expectation if it cannot be drained in the first hour," Sujarit said.
In the lower North, especially the Bang Rakam plain in Phitsanulok province and low-lying Ayutthaya province in the Central region, there is a possibility for the floods to continue into November. To extend the farming season, water should not be released until early December.
Phaisal Santithammanont, another speaker from the faculty, said a new network of ground control-point stakes, used as references to measure the mean sea level to help with flood prevention, would have to be built because they are either damaged or worn out. He said this could cost as much as Bt100 million, because there are at least 1,000 stakes in Bangkok alone.
The Science and Technology Ministry's project to reinstall stakes, initially in Bangkok, will also allow untrained members of the public to read mean sea levels themselves, and this might lead to misunderstanding, he added.
Provincial authorities and irrigation officials in Samut Prakan said yesterday that Bang Phli, Suvarnabhumi Airport and other key business areas in the province should not be flooded this year thanks to the preventive measures put in place. The areas were flooded last year because they are lower than Bangkok and Nakhon Nayok and ended up getting run-offs from both provinces.
Senior irrigation official Surach Thanoosil said he could provide 100-per-cent assurance because a large number of pumps were ready for the job and that waterways and sewers had been dredged.
"The toughest period will be this weekend when Gaemi arrives in Thailand, because Samut Prakan is only vulnerable to rainwater, not run-offs from the North," he said.
Tropical Storm Gaemi to be followed by two more heading for North; capital may be hit by run-offs October 4, 2012 1:00 am
JANJIRA PONGRAI THE NATION
Eight key areas in Bangkok could be under as much as 30 centimetres of water for up to two weeks this month, especially when Tropical Storm Gaemi brings in torrential rain this weekend, a Bangkok seminar on flood prevention was told yesterday.
The volume of rain brought by the storm could average 800 millimetres this month alone, compared with Bangkok's annual average of 1,500mm, said Associate Professor Sujarit Khoonthanakulwong, from Chulalongkorn University's faculty of engineering. The faculty hosted the seminar.
In addition to Gaemi, two more storms are believed to be heading to northern Thailand via Vietnam, which could bring huge volumes of rain in the North and the upper Central region.
"The resulting torrential rain will increase the volume of water in the North and Central regions, prompting floods in Bangkok," he said.
Because of the many flood-prevention measures put in place, Bangkok is safer from widespread inundation but is still vulnerable because the heavy downpours could result in rainfall levels exceeding 100mm per day, while Bangkok's drainage capacity stands at 60mm.
"Widespread flooding for longer periods in Bangkok is not beyond expectation if it cannot be drained in the first hour," Sujarit said.
In the lower North, especially the Bang Rakam plain in Phitsanulok province and low-lying Ayutthaya province in the Central region, there is a possibility for the floods to continue into November. To extend the farming season, water should not be released until early December.
Phaisal Santithammanont, another speaker from the faculty, said a new network of ground control-point stakes, used as references to measure the mean sea level to help with flood prevention, would have to be built because they are either damaged or worn out. He said this could cost as much as Bt100 million, because there are at least 1,000 stakes in Bangkok alone.
The Science and Technology Ministry's project to reinstall stakes, initially in Bangkok, will also allow untrained members of the public to read mean sea levels themselves, and this might lead to misunderstanding, he added.
Provincial authorities and irrigation officials in Samut Prakan said yesterday that Bang Phli, Suvarnabhumi Airport and other key business areas in the province should not be flooded this year thanks to the preventive measures put in place. The areas were flooded last year because they are lower than Bangkok and Nakhon Nayok and ended up getting run-offs from both provinces.
Senior irrigation official Surach Thanoosil said he could provide 100-per-cent assurance because a large number of pumps were ready for the job and that waterways and sewers had been dredged.
"The toughest period will be this weekend when Gaemi arrives in Thailand, because Samut Prakan is only vulnerable to rainwater, not run-offs from the North," he said.
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source
Re: The Floods of 2012
I'll close this thread now with the below. See you next year. 
Pete
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/3 ... or-drought
WFMC gets ready for drought
Published: 20/10/2012 at 03:38 AM
Newspaper section: News
The Water and Flood Management Commission (WFMC) is preparing to cope with water shortages during the dry season as some dams already have unusually low water levels.
Seven measures have been put in place to respond to possible drought, WFMC chief Plodprasop Suraswadi said yesterday.
He said five rain-making units have been put on standby in drought-risk provinces in the Central Plains and the Northeast for cloud-seeding operations, and water from major rivers has been diverted to areas of farmland.
Authorities have made improvements to underground water systems and installed additional water pumps in affected areas, he added.
Mr Plodprasop said the government will close Pak Mun dam sluice gates on Monday - a month ahead of schedule - to store water in the Mun River.
Pak Mun dam is on the Mun River, which flows into the Mekong River in Ubon Ratchathani. The dam's sluice gates open for four months a year from around June to October for fish migration.
Mr Plodprasop said the government needs to close the dam earlier than usual to store water in the river ahead of a possible shortage.
The Royal Irrigation Department yesterday issued a warning about a possible water crisis in Udon Thani after water in Huay Luang Dam, the province's major reservoir, dropped to 47 million cubic metres, or about 35% of capacity.
"The water level is very low and it is very likely there will be a water shortage in the near future," the statement said.
To prevent damage to farmland and the ecosystem, Udon Thani irrigation authorities held a meeting last week to set priorities for water usage.
Under the plan, 14 million cu/m will be allotted for industrial and household consumption, 10 million cu/m will be used for 80,000 rai of paddy fields, and 1 million cu/m will fill Nong Prajak swamp to protect its ecosystem.
"The dry season is only days ahead. Careless use of water will lead to severe water shortages," the department warned.
In Maha Sarakham province, authorities held an urgent meeting yesterday to draft a drought plan after 10 main reservoirs in the province were recorded at less than 50% of capacity.
Deputy governor Suthinan Boonmee, who chaired the meeting, instructed officials to prepare water trucks to distribute water and to clean up underground water wells and irrigation canals.
He also called on farmers to refrain from planting off-season rice crops.
The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department yesterday reported that there is around 52.3 billion cu/m of water in the country's large dams, or about 75% capacity, which is 14 billion cu/m less than last year's level.
The Bhumibol and Sirikit dams are at 64% and 69% capacity, respectively.
Pete http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/3 ... or-drought
WFMC gets ready for drought
Published: 20/10/2012 at 03:38 AM
Newspaper section: News
The Water and Flood Management Commission (WFMC) is preparing to cope with water shortages during the dry season as some dams already have unusually low water levels.
Seven measures have been put in place to respond to possible drought, WFMC chief Plodprasop Suraswadi said yesterday.
He said five rain-making units have been put on standby in drought-risk provinces in the Central Plains and the Northeast for cloud-seeding operations, and water from major rivers has been diverted to areas of farmland.
Authorities have made improvements to underground water systems and installed additional water pumps in affected areas, he added.
Mr Plodprasop said the government will close Pak Mun dam sluice gates on Monday - a month ahead of schedule - to store water in the Mun River.
Pak Mun dam is on the Mun River, which flows into the Mekong River in Ubon Ratchathani. The dam's sluice gates open for four months a year from around June to October for fish migration.
Mr Plodprasop said the government needs to close the dam earlier than usual to store water in the river ahead of a possible shortage.
The Royal Irrigation Department yesterday issued a warning about a possible water crisis in Udon Thani after water in Huay Luang Dam, the province's major reservoir, dropped to 47 million cubic metres, or about 35% of capacity.
"The water level is very low and it is very likely there will be a water shortage in the near future," the statement said.
To prevent damage to farmland and the ecosystem, Udon Thani irrigation authorities held a meeting last week to set priorities for water usage.
Under the plan, 14 million cu/m will be allotted for industrial and household consumption, 10 million cu/m will be used for 80,000 rai of paddy fields, and 1 million cu/m will fill Nong Prajak swamp to protect its ecosystem.
"The dry season is only days ahead. Careless use of water will lead to severe water shortages," the department warned.
In Maha Sarakham province, authorities held an urgent meeting yesterday to draft a drought plan after 10 main reservoirs in the province were recorded at less than 50% of capacity.
Deputy governor Suthinan Boonmee, who chaired the meeting, instructed officials to prepare water trucks to distribute water and to clean up underground water wells and irrigation canals.
He also called on farmers to refrain from planting off-season rice crops.
The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department yesterday reported that there is around 52.3 billion cu/m of water in the country's large dams, or about 75% capacity, which is 14 billion cu/m less than last year's level.
The Bhumibol and Sirikit dams are at 64% and 69% capacity, respectively.
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Source
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Re: The Floods of 2012
Water shortage caused by poor irrigation planning. Thailands poulation hasnt grown much over the past decade or so, right around 65-70 million by all counts.
Every year there is a rainy season and a dry season...clearly new reseviors and dam systems need to be built.
Stop calling it a water shortage, thats laughable with all the runnoff from the north elevations, why isnt it being captured efficiently before it becomes run off? Call it what it is ... a resevior shortage.
Speaking of run-off imagine last years huge flood and all the chemicals heavy metals toxins that were spread out all over farmland. Which begs the question, whats in our fruits and vegetables this year and next?
Half lives of toxic chemicals can be decades. Anyone logically answer how Thai farm soils hasnt been severley contaminated last year? Or if those contaminants are now a part of the friuts and vegetables? We going to be eating contaminated crops.
Every year there is a rainy season and a dry season...clearly new reseviors and dam systems need to be built.
Stop calling it a water shortage, thats laughable with all the runnoff from the north elevations, why isnt it being captured efficiently before it becomes run off? Call it what it is ... a resevior shortage.
Speaking of run-off imagine last years huge flood and all the chemicals heavy metals toxins that were spread out all over farmland. Which begs the question, whats in our fruits and vegetables this year and next?
Half lives of toxic chemicals can be decades. Anyone logically answer how Thai farm soils hasnt been severley contaminated last year? Or if those contaminants are now a part of the friuts and vegetables? We going to be eating contaminated crops.