230 More Pumps Installed in Northeast to Cope with Storm Noru

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BANGKOK, Sept 27 (TNA) – The irrigation chief ordered the installation of 230 more propeller pumps in Chi and Mun river basins to speed up discharges into the Mekong River ahead of the Storm Noru that was expected to reach the country in the morning of Sept. 29.

Prapit Chanma, director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department, said that many areas in Mun and Chi river basins were flooded and if the storm brought more rains, inundated areas and river overflows would expand there.

The level of the Mun River was rising. It had not overflowed to Muang district of Ubon Ratchathani yet but water flowed out of sewers and flooded some low-lying areas. The lower Warin Chamrap district was already partially flooded.

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1025940

 

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[Dogmatix]

They should also put a load of navy river launches there with their motors on driving the waters faster to the sea. That really helped save Bangkok in 2011. 555

[ChrisY1]

No! Unbelievable!

Are there no hydraulic engineers in Thailand with a wisp of knowledge?  Obviously a stupid question and I guess the answer is no!

Those that were here in 2011 saw this idiocy with dozens of boats all tied ups with engines screaming in an attempt to make the river flow faster.....

[jvs]

The dams are holding as much as they can so they need to let water out because a lot more rain is coming.

The rivers are full and some places already over flowing.

More rain is coming,a lot more!

The level of the sea water is also very high at the moment.

What could go wrong?

 

 

[arick]

I let a couple of inches out of the swimming pool lastnight. 

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, jvs said:

The dams are holding as much as they can so they need to let water out because a lot more rain is coming.

The rivers are full and some places already over flowing.

More rain is coming,a lot more!

The level of the sea water is also very high at the moment.

What could go wrong?

 

 

Numpties in charge of departments who have no idea of what the job entails.