Govt has denied it agreed to remove Don Muang big bags. (MP Karun Hosakul had said he represented FROC in reaching deal with protesters)/via@tulsathit

Protesters at Bang Len sluice gate in Nakhon Pathom Province dispersed after affirmed by the authorities that the gate will not be raised./TAN_Network

TR @Diaw_NBC: MP Karun has allegedly told protesters he would lead move to dismantle big bags himself if nothing's done tmrrw. #ch3/via@tulsathit

The water level on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road still higher than 50 cm in some areas./TAN_Network

5.19pm: More evacuation orders for communities in Rama 2 soi 44-100, Thonburi housing project 1-2-3, Wat Naksibat,Wat Koak, and Wat Kampaeng TR @ yoware/via@tukky_nt

TR @news1005fm: Air Force officers of all units to return to work at Don Muang HQ on Nov 14 after temporary walkways completed./via@tulsathit

TR @Neaw_NBC: 5.25 pm. FROC confident Victory Monument won't b flooded. All roads in Bkk to b usable in 7-10 days. #smsMCOT/via@tulsathit

TR @Diaw_NBC: To get flood compensation (Bt5,000), u need ID card, household registration document and (if u have) pics of flooded home.If u live in apartments or condos but yr floors aren't flooded, u r not qualified for compensation./via@tulsathit

RT @tulsathit: Hired boats now have to put up fares announcement in plain view or operators face Bt10,000 fine. via @MatichonOnlinevia@Tulip_Oum

Ppl in areas where floods are receding are advised to keep sandbags and other barriers up for a while longer./via@tulsathit

The Royal Irrigation Department in Ayutthaya Province expects the situation will return to normal in Mid-December/TAN_Network

Don Muang airport to start draining flood water Tuesday : AoT

The construction of 'Big Bags' at Don Mueang Airport was expected to be completed on November 15 before draining of floodwater from the airport would begin.

Repair work would take around 60 days before the airport could reopen, said Airports of Thailand (AoT) chairman ACM Sumet Photimanee.

A mission was underway to partially reopen the airport by using ’Big Bags’ to build a floodwater barrier at the runway and taxiway on the east side of the airport.

It was expected that the operations using one to two tonne sandbags piled up as a makeshift flood prevention dyke would completed on November 15 and then water pumps would be used to drain the water from the airport.

After the water receded, he said, restoration work would begin and it was expected to take around 60 days to reopen the airport.

Flight operations at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport have been halted since October 25 after the runways were flooded.

Meanwhile AoT’s Senior Executive Vice President Somchai Sawasdeepon has given assurances that Suvarnabhumi Airport would be spared from flooding as it was designed with engineering principle to prevent floods up to 3.50 metres high with a 23.5 km long flood prevention barrier around the airport with 70 metre deep basement.

Meanwhile, the airport has a high performance water-pump system which could pump one million cubic metres of water per day, he said.

The airport also has a water retaintion area with 4 million cubic metre capacity, he said, adding that there was one million cubic metre of water in the retention area and three million cubic metres still available.

-- The Nation 2011-11-13

TR @Kang_NT: Dr Anon of FROC's drainage team urges Don Muang residents to be patient, saying opening big bags won't really help them./via@tulsathit

TR @Kang_NT: Anon says opening big bag barriers at Don Muang could cause floods as far south as Silom area /via@tulsathit

TR @Kang_NT: Anon: when water lowers @ Rangsit &Premprachakorn canals 7days fr now, drainage to help DonMuang will b far more effective/via@tulsathit

Dr Seri: If Bang Chan and Lad Krabang industrial estates hold on for 1 more week, they'll be safe./via@tulsathit

Dr Seri also says a 6-meter gap at big bag barrier at Don Muang won't affect inner Bkk much./via@tulsathit

TR @jin_nation: Dr Seri: Bang Sue Canal level has come down, which is v good news for inner Bkk. #TPBS/via@tulsathit

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