Gen Prawit orders swift assistance for flood victims

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by Tanakorn Sangiam

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Government officials today met on water resources management. Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has ordered all agencies to urgently help affected communities in all flood-hit areas and to accelerate their efforts to mitigate the situation.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan today urged all related agencies to expedite their flood mitigation efforts and quickly restore the situation, while ensuring proper management of reservoirs that currently hold water at 80% capacity or above. His instruction was made at a meeting of the Office of the National Water Resources’ (ONWR) administrative subcommittee on water resources management.

 

The DPM asked agencies to inspect and ensure the structural integrity of levees and flood walls, which are the key components of the water management system; while urging them to increase the drainage capacity of flood water into the sea through main rivers.

 

The DPM ordered the agencies to start reducing the discharge rate at reservoirs. This will help mitigate the implications faced by areas downstream.

 

Also, agencies are to ensure that water in reservoirs will be sufficient for usage in the dry season.

He said precipitation this year is close to that of 2011. However, the impact has been under control overall, thanks to effective planning.

 

ONWR Secretary General Surasri Kidtimonton said the country is expected to see less rainfall after 11 October, while the water levels at rivers and the rate of water flowing into reservoirs have been stabilizing.

 

He said many reservoirs have already stopped the water discharge to help mitigate the situation downstream and reserve the water for the dry season.

 

Mr. Surasri said the overall situation is not concerning but areas beyond the irrigation network should be monitored.

 

The subcommittee meeting today approved 10 proposed measures for the 2022-2033 dry season.

 

These measures will be forwarded to the Cabinet early next month. Related agencies have been instructed to draw up action plans based on these measures, which shall be monitored and evaluated by the ONWR.

 

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221011021836700

 

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[jacko45k]

If ever I saw an image, where a prod stick needed to appear from left off camera......

[dcsw53]

Years of under investment and when it happened, ineffective investment, shows nothing has changed.
With the centuries of this happening Thailand should be a world leader in drainage solutions, not the Dutch. But then in Holland they take action, not just talk about it.

[Hornell]

What a load of platitudinous b-s-t!  I can only speak as regards the area north of Korat in the Isaan, but in 2010 we had mega floods  that were caused by the release of water from the dams to our west.  There was then a gap of 11 years until last year when the same thing happened again and my local area was under a metre of water for three weeks. This year we have had limited rain, but are once again under water, although it is not so bad as last year.
In 2020 local farmers lost their crops due to a drought, last year it was the flooding and this year it will be the same.  One wonders how much longer farmers can exist given the pathetic compensation they receive.
'Water management' in this country is a contradiction in terms, when at the least sign of more rain than usual the dam gates are opened and water is allowed to simply spill into the surrounding countryside - no spillways - until is hits a road like the Mitraparp, which has so few drains under the road that it acts like a dam, the water build up and - ergo the floods!  The late King understood water management and proposed many improvements, but it seems that few have been put into effect.

[sammieuk1]

Here's just the man you want to help when your house is flooding dyna rod Prawit to the rescue is now on the clock ????

[harada]

???? shh

[vivananahuahin]

not concerning as usual like the pandemic and the recession,

[jaiyen]

The fat toad is doing the only thing he knows (apart from lying, stealing, BSing and more) Sitting behind an empty desk and telling other people to solve the problems that he is supposed to be sorting out. This is one toad that does not like water !

[Screaming]

This is why I never eat Street Food and pity those who do:

[Aussieroaming]

Halfwit must have forgotten that upstream reservoirs are already full and hence there is no capacity to hold back water in order to stop downstream flooding, effin Muppet.

[NoshowJones]

12 hours ago, jacko45k said:

If ever I saw an image, where a prod stick needed to appear from left off camera......

A sleeping partner in the soldier government.

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Government officials today met on water resources management. Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has ordered all agencies to urgently help affected communities in all flood-hit areas and to accelerate their efforts to mitigate the situation.

Thailands flood affected population need more than annual rice hand-outs...

how about trying some infrastructure instead of military toys.

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

He said precipitation this year is close to that of 2011. However, the impact has been under control overall, thanks to effective planning.

Really.