Innovation to tackle flooding at industrial estates

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Innovation to tackle flooding at industrial estates

By The Nation

 

 

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) collaborated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Chichibu Chemical in the construction of a Plastic Rainwater Storage Structure (PRSS) to prevent damages from inundation at industrial estates in Thailand, starting with a pilot run at Latkrabang Industrial Estate in Bangkok on Thursday (December 19).

 

IEAT governor Somjin Piluek said the authority was concerned about the problem of flooding at industrial estates nationwide, adding that a method was devised using technologies to cope with the problem while, at the same time, take advantage of it.

 

IEAT governor, Somjin Piluek

 

“IEAT teamed up with JICA and Chichibu Chemical to develop PRSS to improve the efficiency of water management, as well as preventing inundation damages in the long term. Moreover, the rainwater stored in this innovation can help solve drought problems,” she said.

 

JICA Chief Representative, Katsura Miyazaki

 

Meanwhile, JICA Chief Representative Katsura Miyazaki said JICA was pleased to be part of this project by sharing experience and knowhow with the Thai government.

 

“JICA believed that industrial estates in Thailand would benefit from this project under the development guidelines of UN,” she said. Collaboration on the project started on May 9 this year and will end on May 31, 2021.

 

Plastic Rainwater Storage Structure (PRSS) or “New Pla-kun” was made from recycled plastic with a unique design for undeground installations, up to 10 stages. It can store a volume of rainwater over 95 per cent of its capacity for use of up to 50 years. The upper surface in which these products were installed can be utilised for a car parking lot, a playground, among other purposes.

 

PRSS is classified into two categories: the “permeable type” in which rainwater will infiltrate into the ground through the permeable sheet, while “impermeable type” can store rainwater and prevent inundation. The rainwater stored in these products can be utilised for various purposes by changing the outlet system. Also, it is easy to install and requires little construction machinery.

 

Somjin added that if the project proved successful, it will be expanded to other industrial estates in the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya area.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379650

 

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[Srikcir]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Somjin added that if the project proved successful, it will be expanded to other industrial estates in the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya area.

How about throughout the rest of the nation.

Is there something unique about industrial estates that gets government priority to solve water management issues whereas the rest of the nation receives only promises to do more studies?

[FarFlungFalang]

To solve the flooding of industrial estates we will bury some large plastic bottles and then wait and see if that works and if that works we will bury more large plastic bottles.You could also do some survey work and build the estate higher than the flood levels which is guaranteed to work.It's not rocket surgery!

[Khun Paul]

Planning if done never accouts for rainfall and where the natural drainage has been blocked by concrete 

It is as has been said it is NOT ROCKET SCIENCE but here no-one pays any attention to what was happening before and CERTAINLY never adhere to the plans or permissions , due to corrupt agencies 

[Elkski]

In Utah a desert climate  as ll building sites nrdc a water retention pond for the short hard rains that can cause flooding.   The city also has large ponds that are used as socker fields.  They usually drain in less than a day.  Some projects  are  using these plastic water storage devices  and putting parking on top in lieu of a pond depression  to utilize a smaller lot and still get  the required water retention. 

[Redline]

Finally they are getting “outside” help about something positive.  Let’s hope it catches on

[KKr]

Wonder how many Cubic Meters of water can be captured
and how many Cubic Meters were in the flooding of some eight years ago.

Meanwhile, unless this innovation indeed captures about 90 % of the volume inundating the industrial estates, it seems suitable for rainwater storage for gardening or industrial use.
Got nothing to do with flood prevention.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Srikcir said:

How about throughout the rest of the nation.

Is there something unique about industrial estates that gets government priority to solve water management issues whereas the rest of the nation receives only promises to do more studies?

To quote:

Meanwhile, JICA Chief Representative Katsura Miyazaki said JICA was pleased to be part of this project by sharing experience and knowhow with the Thai government.

This has nothing to do with the Thai government, it's more about foreign companies protecting their facilities in Thailand because if left alone Thais don't have a clue what to do.

A case in point back in the "year of the great flood" I remember many foreign companies in and around Ayuthaya being totally flooded out for weeks, the Thai response was to prevent future flooding they would build a high wall around the industrial site !

One wondered how people, supplies etc would enter & exit the site without water going in.... maybe they forgot to mention a bridge?

That's presuming people could get to the flooded industrial site with the high water levels outside..

 

[Grumpy John]

555! I was waiting to read that Thailand would be a hub for recycled plastic tanks..... 

[blackcab]

1 hour ago, KKr said:

Wonder how many Cubic Meters of water can be captured
and how many Cubic Meters were in the flooding of some eight years ago.

 

Answer: a) Not much. b) see below:

 

 

The only solution is to build industrial estates which are raised be several meters or to build industrial estates in areas that will not flood.

 

The problem you have, of course, is that you can protect an industrial estate so that it stays perfectly dry, but if all of the surrounding countryside is flooded then how do you get your raw materials in and your finished product out?

[natway09]

Plenty of sarcastic comments on here today.

When they do nothing the comments are just as bad.

Sure you are living in the right country ???

[sanmyintmaung]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

To quote:

Meanwhile, JICA Chief Representative Katsura Miyazaki said JICA was pleased to be part of this project by sharing experience and knowhow with the Thai government.

This has nothing to do with the Thai government, it's more about foreign companies protecting their facilities in Thailand because if left alone Thais don't have a clue what to do.

A case in point back in the "year of the great flood" I remember many foreign companies in and around Ayuthaya being totally flooded out for weeks, the Thai response was to prevent future flooding they would build a high wall around the industrial site !

One wondered how people, supplies etc would enter & exit the site without water going in.... maybe they forgot to mention a bridge?

That's presuming people could get to the flooded industrial site with the high water levels outside..

 

On the year of great flood, the actual period of flooding was a little over one month but many factories cannot resume manufacturing for half a year due to long lead time required to replace expensive industrial machinery damaged during flood.

If water cannot get inside the factory and cause damage to the expensive equipment, factory can immediately resume manufacturing when water recede.

[Oziex1]

I like this.

 

"It can store a volume of rainwater over 95 per cent of its capacity"

 

Would that be 100% ? ????

[Cake Monster]

7 hours ago, Srikcir said:

How about throughout the rest of the nation.

Is there something unique about industrial estates that gets government priority to solve water management issues whereas the rest of the nation receives only promises to do more studies?

Of course the Industrial Estates  are unique.

Its where most of the Nations wealth is generated.

But being unique brings its own issues. 

OK ! You prevent the Factories from being Flooded, but how do you get your Staff into the Flooded Zones ???

Another half A@#$d effort

[Chazar]

3 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

Answer: a) Not much. b) see below:

 

 

The only solution is to build industrial estates which are raised be several meters or to build industrial estates in areas that will not flood.

 

The problem you have, of course, is that you can protect an industrial estate so that it stays perfectly dry, but if all of the surrounding countryside is flooded then how do you get your raw materials in and your finished product out?

in  the  submarines  of  course..........

[Elkski]

The good thing about there's devices is they raise  the parking while providing water  storage.    The ones I have seen stack  together like plastic cups so many can be shipped easily.   They look like a rigid half barrel with many support fins. Hear these Retention Ponds are expected to drain into the ground I do not know how they would make it's so that it saves water or how it would work in Thailand with such high water table or saturated ground. It looks like they snap together and then they backfill on top with dirt . The barrels don't crush from the weight of the dirt moving Machinery on top but I'm not sure how much weight they can support and I'm sure you would not want to build a factory on top of these.   I think  they will only help during  short rain events. Not rising  water. 

[impulse]

12 hours ago, Srikcir said:

How about throughout the rest of the nation.

Is there something unique about industrial estates that gets government priority to solve water management issues whereas the rest of the nation receives only promises to do more studies?

 

They're unique in that they express an ability and a willingness to spend the funds required to protect themselves from flooding. 

 

Sad and tragic as it may sound, there are places in the world that people cannot (or will not) afford to protect themselves against flooding.  Or the numbers shake out making it cheaper to recover from a flood than it is to protect against it.

 

In a country where people resist paying 20 baht a month to have their garbage hauled off...