Khon Kaen officials hope floods will recede in two weeks

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Khon Kaen officials hope floods will recede in two weeks

By THE NATION

 

 

FLOODING IN Khon Kaen should recede in 14 days after the Ubolrat Dam reduced discharges to 30 million cubic metres a day on the order of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, while the Royal Irrigation Department had installed pumps to prevent floodwaters from spreading further, officials said yesterday.

Flooding is still ravaging 17 provinces in the Northeast, West and Central region while predicted heavy rains lasting until tomorrow threatens areas in the South.

 

Water released at Chai Nat’s Chao Phraya Dam has been lowered by 300 cubic metres per second since Monday, decreasing the water level in downstream Sappaya district by between 15cm to 20cm. 

 

 

This has also caused the river levels in Sing Buri and Ang Thong to decrease by 10cm and Ayutthaya’s Bang Ban Canal has lowered by about 6cm, said Office of Water Management and Hydrology head Sanya Saengpumpong yesterday. 

 

Floods on riverside homes downstream should lessen.

 

Water-retention at Thung Bang Rakham in Phitsanulok was also reduced on Tuesday, he said, while another 15 water-retention fields would be drained on November 15, with water being brought to the irrigation system.

Some 380 water pumps and other tools were sent to the South in to prepare for rainfall and floods predicted later this week, he added.

 

In the meantime, Local Development Institute secretary-general Khanutsan Supawatwarakhun hosted a meeting to assess the flood situation in the Nong Han, Nam Oun, Nam Phan and Chi river basins to solicit suggestions from 50 representatives of affected villagers from Loei, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et, Yasothon, Ubon Ratchathani and Sakhon Nakhon. 

 

He said the Northeast was hit by both droughts and floods every year and previous governments had been ineffective in tackling the problems, which meant villagers needed to be heard about possible solutions and preventative measures that should be taken, while academics would also provide analysis. 

 

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

Khon Kaen officials hope floods will recede in two weeks

Hope - the new water management plan.