Historic Ayutthaya On Alert For This Year's Floods

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Historic Ayutthaya on alert for this year's floods

AYUTTHAYA, Aug 31 – Thailand’s leading historic site, the former Siamese capital of Ayutthaya, 76km north of Bangkok, has been busily protecting its ancient remains for inundation after last year’s massive floods that submerged the province.

Saharat Poomtitirat, a senior official of the Thai government’s Fine Arts Department in Ayutthaya, said Thursday that flood prevention work for 96 historic remains are 80 per cent finished.

If this year’s floodwater level does not exceed 2.2 metres, Ayutthaya should be safe, he said.

With an allocated budget of Bt167 million, workers have have busily strengthened the bases of the 96 designated historic remains, especially at major temples such as Wat Chai Wattanaram, Wat Mahatat, Wat Phra Sri Sanpetch and Wat Rajburana.

At the most revered Wat Chai Wattanaram, a concrete wall has yet to be erected on the west side. During last year’s massive floods, the temple suffered an influx of water after the previous wall was damaged by floods.

Ayutthaya Governor Vittaya Piewpong led a group of officials to cruise the Chaophya River to inspect dredging which is now 80 per cent finished and should be complete by Sept 15.

The dredging will enable the river to carry at least two million cubic metres of water, boosting its capacity from the previous 1.6 million cubic metres. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-08-31

[Soutpeel]

If this year’s floodwater level does not exceed 2.2 metres, Ayutthaya should be safe, he said.

Stop the presses....did the esteemed PM just say recently no floods this year ?

[LuckyLew]

No need to be on alert, Yingluck has already sad there would be no floods

Maybe she meant there would be no floods where the real PM lives, in Dubuy

Edited August 31, 2012 by metisdead
: Corrected mis-spelling of PM's name.

[MaxLee]

If this year’s floodwater level does not exceed 2.2 metres, Ayutthaya should be safe, he said.

Stop the presses....did the esteemed PM just say recently no floods this year ?

I think what all politicians Meant was: no flood in Bangkok… but that doesn't mean for the rest of Thailand, including Ayutthaya.

Japanese car businesses should get the hell out of Ayutthaya forever, if they don't want to suffer another financial loss, because compensation doesn't fix anything in the long run.

If the Japanese business men still in Ayuttaya in their businesses, it's their own fault.

For years Ayutthaya has always been a flood one every year, and one of the lowest area cities in Thailand…

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FLOODING

Ayutthaya works to protect historic remains

Ayutthaya authorities have been busy protecting ancient remains from inundation after last year's massive floods badly affected the province.

Saharat Poomtitirat, a senior official with the Thai government's Fine Arts Department in Ayutthaya, said on Thursday that flood prevention work for 96 historic remains are 80 per cent complete.

If this year's floodwaters do not exceed 2.2 metres, Ayutthaya should be safe, he said.

With a budget of Bt167 million, workers have strengthened the bases of the 96 designated historic remains, especially at major temples such as Wat Chai Wattanaram, Wat Mahatat, Wat Phra Sri Sanpetch and Wat Rajburana.

At the revered Wat Chai Wattanaram, a concrete wall has yet to be erected on the west side. During last year's massive floods, the temple suffered an influx of water after the previous wall was damaged by floods.

Ayutthaya Governor Vittaya Piewpong led a group of officials on a cruise along the Chao Phraya River to inspect dredging, which is now 80 per cent finished. Completion is scheduled for September 15.

The dredging will enable the river to carry at least two million cubic metres of water, boosting its capacity from the previous 1.6 million cubic metres.

-- The Nation 2012-08-31

[indyuk]

Most of what can be done is done. There is plenty of data in the public domain on the reinforcement of the flood defenses if anxious disbelievers want to assess the information. The Billions of Baht assigned for the work have been used judiciously

:-) and real improvements are being achieved.

[Reasonableman]

Most of what can be done is done. There is plenty of data in the public domain on the reinforcement of the flood defenses if anxious disbelievers want to assess the information. The Billions of Baht assigned for the work have been used judiciously

:-) and real improvements are being achieved.

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Edited August 31, 2012 by Reasonableman

[asiawatcher]

Boring - more propaganda lies...