Irrigation officials have been advised by Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) to manage the discharge of excess water from Thailand’s 20 major dams and reservoirs properly, to reduce impacts on downstream communities and farm land, as they are in danger of overflowing due to heavy rain.

 

The officials were also instructed to warn people living downstream of the dams to brace for the possible impacts ofthe discharge of huge volumes of excess water, to ease pressure on the dams.

 

The dams and reservoirs in danger of overflowing, listed by the ONWR, are:

• In the northern region: Mae Mok, Kwae Noi BumrungDaen and Thap Salao dams

• In the Northeast: Ubol Ratana, Chulabhorn, Lam Takong, Lam Phra Phloeng, Lam Mun Bon, Lam Sae, Lam Nang Rong and Sirindhorn dams.

• In the central region: Pasak Jolasid and Kra Siew dams.

• In the eastern region: Khun Dan Prakan Chon and Naruebodindrachinda dams and Nong Pla Lai reservoir.

• In western region: Srinagarind, Vajiralongkorn, Kaeng Krachan and Pran Buri dams.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-20-major-dams-reservoirs-are-in-danger-of-overflowing/

 

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Thatll be the no  flooding this  year then

2 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

Thatll be the no  flooding this  year then

Well, depends what is meant by flooding.

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

Irrigation officials have been advised by Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) to manage the discharge of excess water from Thailand’s 20 major dams and reservoirs properly,

So does this mean that during these rains of late they've sat on their hands and done nothing? Didn't adjust water outflows at all? 

Seems like they will be damned if they do and damned if they don't ......

44 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Well, depends what is meant by flooding.

If Bangkok floods there's flooding, if not there's no flooding.

Remember though it is not flooding, merely  "water that is waiting to drain away"  according to some "government" spokesperson !

no floods, just much much water - another official said

So many years fast forward from now and because these ijits do not learn it will play out over and over. God help this country.

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

So many years fast forward from now and because these ijits do not learn it will play out over and over. God help this country.

Agreed.

You would have thought/hoped in the odd times of plenty that they have they would have thought to find a way to store excess water from these reservoirs. Complaining of drought last couple of years and now this........

4 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Seems like they will be damned if they do and damned if they don't ......

Probably damned that they didn't, too. Hasn't it been raining for weeks now?

Might have been easier to report which dams won't be overflowing.

 

This guy is going to bring more precipitation in the North East.

4 hours ago, John Drake said:

So does this mean that during these rains of late they've sat on their hands and done nothing? Didn't adjust water outflows at all? 

Yep.

4 hours ago, overherebc said:

Well, depends what is meant by flooding.

Just think of it as  like praise for the PM ....flooding/ gushing/spurting

5 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Seems like they will be damned if they do and damned if they don't ......

I thought it would be more of the case of.... they will be damned if they do and "dam sick" if they don't....... This is the government version of the bufalow

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