Prayut to visit Phetchaburi as Kaeng Krachan dam’s spillway spills over

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Prayut to visit Phetchaburi as Kaeng Krachan dam’s spillway spills over

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha plans to visit Phetchaburi on Wednesday as excess water began to overflow the spillway of Kaeng Krachan dam into the Phetchaburi river at about 10 am this morning.  The water runoff is expected to arrive at the Phetchaburi dam in Tha Yang district tonight, according to the Crisis Ad Hoc Centre.

 

The water runoff will flow along the Phetchaburi river across Tha Yang and Ban Lat districts before reaching the municipal area of Phetchaburi’s Muang district estimated at about 10 pmn Tuesday night.

 

The centre predicted that areas in the municipal area will come under water about 25-30 cm deep and the runoff will flow further downstream to Ban Laem district where the Royal Thai Navy has already deployed 20 water-pushing boats to speed up the water drainage from the river into the sea.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/prayut-to-visit-phetchaburi-as-kaeng-krachan-dams-spillway-spills-over/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-08-06

 

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PM rejigs schedule to check on Phetchaburi water situation on Wednesday

By Natthapat Phromkaew, 
Jakrawan Salaytoo 
The Nation

 

Kaeng Krachan Dam

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday will visit Phetchaburi to follow up on steps being taken to tackle the worsening water situation in parts of the province.

 

Phetchaburi's five districts downstream from Kaeng Krachan Dam are on the verge of being flooded due to water discharge from the dam.

 

The premier will then travel to the Northeast to check on Mekong River levels in Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan and Buengkan provinces, a source at Government House said on Monday. 

 

Prayut’s decision to visit Phetchaburi has in effect postponed his previously slated visit to Lop Buri’s Pasak Jolasid Dam to a later date.

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya, who had inspected the Phetchaburi dam situation earlier, told reporters at Government House that, as Kaeng Krachan Dam was expected to send overflows through its spillway to downstream areas, he had instructed the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) to install more siphoning pipes there in order to minimise the impact on downstream residents. 

 

As the resulting deluge would move forward to Phetch Dam in Tha Yang district, the authorities would try to divert as much of onrushing water as possible into the sea via two canals located along the way to the dam, he said. 

 

Officials have also prepared the recently dredged canal in Ban Laem district that connects Lam Nam Phetch to the Gulf of Thailand, in order to help drain excessive water into the sea faster and minimise impact on the city area, Chatchai said, admitting that he was worried about the forecast of incoming monsoon rain this week.

 

The deputy PM also commented that various flood-affected provinces situated beside the swelling Mekong had already seen floodwater levels recede, although some low-lying riverside areas were still submerged. 

 

He also cautioned that runoff from storm-hit China and Laos might surge along the Mekong to Thai provinces adjacent to the river. 

 

He said the RID’s Smart Water Operation Centre was monitoring the water situation in all areas around the clock, and would bring to his attention in a timely manner news on any problematic developments. 

 

The authorities have been releasing water from dams since the early part of the rainy season as per the “Rule Curve” principle, to ensure dams would both have enough water for a drought and would be able to prevent flooding, he explained. 

 

However, Kaeng Krachan Dam was an unusual case of a large deluge – 120 million cubic metres – having recently poured into it in a single day, leading to a need for urgent water-releasing, he said, affirming that officials were on hand to help solve problems accordingly.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30351553

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-07

[Cadbury]

Indeed PM Prayut as Chairman of the National Water Resources Commission should be there as he is in command and has ultimate responsibility. But there should be plenty of subordinates around to take the blame if things go badly for him. 

Looks like those useless water pushing boats are going to get a work out yet again; that should blow the cobwebs out of them if nothing else. 

[sammieuk1]

With the copious amounts of hot air he produces in every speech the visit could just work? 

[MaxLee]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Prayut to visit Phetchaburi as Kaeng Krachan dam’s spillway spills over

By Thai PBS

 

 

Good,.... photo session finished, next stop.....

[Darcula]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the Royal Thai Navy has already deployed 20 water-pushing boats to speed up the water drainage

 

If only the airforce had deployed cloud-pushing aircraft before rainfall, this wouldn't be needed.

[kannot]

2 minutes ago, Darcula said:

 

If only the airforce had deployed cloud-pushing aircraft before rainfall, this wouldn't be needed.

Thats right they could have rotated the earth faster and avoided  all this

[coulson]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

the Royal Thai Navy has already deployed 20 water-pushing boats to speed up the water drainage from the river into the sea.

Oh please not again.

[trainman34014]

Err; just a few weeks ago they were chirping there would be no floods and no problem with Dams; always a time if you live in flood prone area's to pack up your troubles and move out to higher ground, as the Numbnuts running things don't know any more about water management than my Aunt Fanny who used to clean the toilets at the Odeon Cinema in Scunthorpe !

 

I guess the Big Pumpkin will 'order' the water to stop as he is using Article 44 to make it do so.    I wouldn't put these Numbskulls to work in a Kiddies Paddling Pool.

[greeneking]

18 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

Err; just a few weeks ago they were chirping there would be no floods and no problem with Dams; always a time if you live in flood prone area's to pack up your troubles and move out to higher ground, as the Numbnuts running things don't know any more about water management than my Aunt Fanny who used to clean the toilets at the Odeon Cinema in Scunthorpe ! 

  

I guess the Big Pumpkin will 'order' the water to stop as he is using Article 44 to make it do so.    I wouldn't put these Numbskulls to work in a Kiddies Paddling Pool.

'Numbnuts running things don't know any more about water management than my Aunt Fanny'

You may be correct.  But with all the feudalism, nepotism and fear the people who have studied water management and have experience and ideas will probably hold their tongues and wait for someone who knows nothing to come and take control.

They may be a civilian with a penchant for spotless military uniforms.

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Seriously can't they come up with any better ideas than water pushing boats? cluster <deleted>> up again. Who to blame this time?

[Sir Dude]

Funny that he roles out the uniform suddenly as a role of 'Admiral-on-deck' thing for the mentally vulnerable that can't think properly. 

[bangrak]

Whichever great, immense, idea this man has from himself, it doesn't make a 'Moses' out of him (even for the ones who do believe in those biblical tales).

Rather 'damage containment' I would call his visit, as why would anyone with wet feet, at the best, or, like most I'm afraid, with 2 or 3 meter of dirty water running through their house, would even think about voting for the one, and all supporting him, who took the lead of all water (mis-)management authorities, ...in due time to avoid the repetition of the present building catastrophy!

May he be the only one to drown with his lead-heavy ego, but I'm afraid many people will lose all they own, ...and their life.

It's the rotten, stinking 'system' ruling over the country doing it, he has made himself the herald of.

Resign? You must be joking, who did ever here for 'just' flooding a few millions?

[TumblinDice]

<deleted> is a water pushing boat? Is that like an amphibious earth mover?

[metisdead]

Some troll posts and the replies have been removed. 

[tracker1]

Wow can still do backflips after 4 years at the top !

[madmitch]

Is it Prayut or is it Canute?

[happy chappie]

Thai science at its bests.how about 10,000 farmers with oars each side of the river banks.?

[bluesofa]

14 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Is it Prayut or is it Canute?

A recent selfie:

Notice the original spelling of Canute in the link below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great

 

[lanista]

Does anyone know if Gumpy can swim ?

[poohy]

One hopes he does not fall into the raging torrent!?

It would be a cause of great sorrow or .......

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, lanista said:

Does anyone know if Gumpy can swim ?

Must be able to - he's been swimming against the tide of public opinion for years now. Or maybe that's just treading water?

 

[Torrens54]

Why do I have this Mental Image of King Canute, turning back the Tide?

[bluesofa]

42 minutes ago, Torrens54 said:

Why do I have this Mental Image of King Canute, turning back the Tide?

Are you sure you're not thinking of Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time?

Especially with those recent traditional Thai costume ideas Canute came up with.

 

I notice the TV obscenity checker doesn't like me spelling Canute without the 'a' and 'e' - its original Old English spelling: <deleted>.

 

[hotchilli]

Land of uniforms with more "scrambled egg" than a breakfast bistro... water management specialists haha

Shame they don't have the brains to match the braid!!

The only thing they can manage to do is breathe & that's only because it's an automatic function!!

[toofarnorth]

18 hours ago, Darcula said:

 

If only the airforce had deployed cloud-pushing aircraft before rainfall, this wouldn't be needed.

I seem to remember Darc. a few years ago it was suggested that 'copters flew upside down to blow the smog up and away , similar yes to water pushing boats.  Don't know what happened with the 'copters but if the flew low enough they could of cut my lawn.

[toofarnorth]

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

A recent selfie:

Notice the original spelling of Canute in the link below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great

 

Aha , brilliant . I wonder if at the time said there he is sitting in his throne waving to the waves , what a silly Canute .  And here we are again.

[kannot]

4 hours ago, madmitch said:

Is it Prayut or is it Canute?

too many "A's" and "E's" in that

[Lucky mike]

Maybe lower dam levels before wet season ?

[chama]

On 8/6/2018 at 5:42 AM, MaxLee said:

 

Good,.... photo session finished, next stop.....

Can't go to next stop yet....photographers still completing mandatory bowing session. Should be ready in approximately 10 days....