Thailand's Rapid Flood Recovery Earns Praise from Prime Minister

[snoop1130]

 

The Flood, Storm, and Landslide Disaster Relief Operations Center, operating under Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, has been lauded by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for effectively managing flood relief efforts in northern Thailand. These efforts, encompassing Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, focus on quickly restoring normalcy—clearing roads, restoring utilities, and addressing residents' psychological needs.

 

Deputy Interior Minister Teerarat Samretwanich and Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Natthaphon Narkphanit lead recovery operations, prioritising the swift return of displaced residents. Though most areas are progressing well, Mae Sai district still requires additional work to clear mud from systems and homes. Full recovery in these areas is anticipated by month's end.

To support recovery, the government has upped compensation, offering 9,000 baht per household, and an extra 10,000 baht for mud cleanup necessities. Over 200,000 households have sought compensation, with verified payouts reaching 86.8 million baht to date.

 

As recovery concludes, economic revitalisation is next on the agenda. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is poised to launch the “Half-and-Half Northern Tourism” project to boost regional tourism. Preparations in Chiang Mai for the tourist season are underway, while Lamphun harnesses water pumps to expedite floodwater reduction, reported The Pattaya News.

 

Photo: The Pattaya News

 

-- 2024-10-15

 

 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Flood, Storm, and Landslide Disaster Relief Operations Center, operating under Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, has been lauded by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for effectively managing flood relief efforts in northern Thailand. These efforts, encompassing Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, focus on quickly restoring normalcy—clearing roads, restoring utilities, and addressing residents' psychological needs

If only they could prevent many of the floods from happening.

[earlinclaifornia]

Time now to clean up with dump trucks for everywhere effected

[Will B Good]

 

It would be of interest to see who received contracts for these clean up operations......I assume the state doesn't have all the resources, so contracts must have gone out to....????

 

A VIP lane of 'special' contractors similar to the UK?

[Bundooman]

20 hours ago, earlinclaifornia said:

Time now to clean up with dump trucks for everywhere effected

Er, not sure if you are in Chiangmai, but that is exactly what has been happening for at least 6 days now, but the scale of the devastation is staggering. Every street, Soi, lane, most businesses and homes have been severely affected. River mud, caked in places up to 10 cm + is piled everywhere and all I see, every day, including my village, thousands of Thai people (and foreigners to that extent), cleaning and clearing up. Each area has it own designated dumping area and the mounds of destroyed domestic goods and possessions is frightening.

This is no normal flooding. In my 20 years living in CM, there have been 4 major floods, which have been 'containable', by which I mean the cleaning and clearing up have all been achieved fairly swiftly, but this time, the 4th time the flooding was swiftly followed by another, more devastating event, reaching some 5.6-8 m high, including the most southern reaches of Saraphi and Lamphun, some 20 kms away. The worst disaster in 50-70 years.

The 'dump trucks' are working tirelessly to do exactly that which you so flippantly remark upon as, "Time now to ....

They're probably doing much more than armchair criticisms.

 

[earlinclaifornia]

2 hours ago, Bundooman said:

Er, not sure if you are in Chiangmai, but that is exactly what has been happening for at least 6 days now, but the scale of the devastation is staggering. Every street, Soi, lane, most businesses and homes have been severely affected. River mud, caked in places up to 10 cm + is piled everywhere and all I see, every day, including my village, thousands of Thai people (and foreigners to that extent), cleaning and clearing up. Each area has it own designated dumping area and the mounds of destroyed domestic goods and possessions is frightening.

This is no normal flooding. In my 20 years living in CM, there have been 4 major floods, which have been 'containable', by which I mean the cleaning and clearing up have all been achieved fairly swiftly, but this time, the 4th time the flooding was swiftly followed by another, more devastating event, reaching some 5.6-8 m high, including the most southern reaches of Saraphi and Lamphun, some 20 kms away. The worst disaster in 50-70 years.

The 'dump trucks' are working tirelessly to do exactly that which you so flippantly remark upon as, "Time now to ....

They're probably doing much more than armchair criticisms.

 

I saw that and am not surprised as the Thais know how to respond

I was just freaking out

Edited October 17 by earlinclaifornia