Drainage Tests Inundate Rice Field In Thailand's Old Capital Ayutthaya

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WATER DRAINAGE TEST

Flooding in Ayutthaya unrelated to water drainage test: Royol

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The operation chief of the government's water drainage test has denied reports that the current flooding in Ayutthaya is the result of the test that started on Wednesday.

Royol Chitradon said the flooding in the province was caused by heavy rains.

The areas under water are not on the route of the test, he said. Royol is the director of the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute (HAII) and a member of the National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee.

He was responding to reports in the government-run Thai News Agency that more than 1,000 rai of paddy field in the "rice bowl" province of Ayutthaya was flooded Wednesday as the water level rose one metre higher than the Chao Phraya river.

It was said that this was possibly a result of the government's three-day water drainage test that started today.

Suparerk Klankla, an official in Ayutthaya's Bang Pa-in district, said farmers had to urgently harvest paddy in their flooded rice fields, or it would be severely damaged.

-- The Nation 2012-09-05

[Tywais]

They apparently forgot they were supposed to test flood control not how well they can flood. Guess the concept of computer simulation is beyond them.

[Thai at Heart]

WATER DRAINAGE TEST

Flooding in Ayutthaya unrelated to water drainage test: Royol

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The operation chief of the government's water drainage test has denied reports that the current flooding in Ayutthaya is the result of the test that started on Wednesday.

Royol Chitradon said the flooding in the province was caused by heavy rains.

The areas under water are not on the route of the test, he said. Royol is the director of the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute (HAII) and a member of the National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee.

He was responding to reports in the government-run Thai News Agency that more than 1,000 rai of paddy field in the "rice bowl" province of Ayutthaya was flooded Wednesday as the water level rose one metre higher than the Chao Phraya river.

It was said that this was possibly a result of the government's three-day water drainage test that started today.

Suparerk Klankla, an official in Ayutthaya's Bang Pa-in district, said farmers had to urgently harvest paddy in their flooded rice fields, or it would be severely damaged.

-- The Nation 2012-09-05

And the original report came from who? MCOT. I guess they were too tied up to call the GOVERNMENT about what was going on? So which is it.

One government mouth piece says it was caused by the tests, another says not. Bravo for managing the media on this one.

[rubl]

Royol Chitradon said the flooding in the province was caused by heavy rains.

The areas under water are not on the route of the test, he said. Royol is the director of the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute (HAII) and a member of the National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee.

Probably unfair to ask, but in a way wasn't last year's flooding due to heavy rains as well? Does this suggest that we have a new water catchment area, with only due to a slight miscommunication people not informed? Or maybe some flood defence walls 'almost' completed still had a wee bit of a gap?

How long does the water take from Ayutthaya to Bangkok?

Edited September 5, 2012 by rubl

[OzMick]

The reality is that dispite (finally) starting a PR offencive to upgrade the image of farming in Thailand, this is what realy matters, the livelyhood of rice farmers is endangered without proper notice.

It shows once again the the PR show ap erson is far more importent then the backbone of the nation.....RICE FARMERS.

" the backbone of the nation" - I think you are a little high.

[BillyBobThai]

The powers that be, have made their decision.

[LuckyLew]

Well the money stolen from this project was well spent ...

ooops I mean the budget allocated was well spent

[SOTIRIOS]

........lack of consideration.....or not knowing what would happen......

(....and people are still happy with the government they voted in..??? )

[jcw]

Mayday, where is the Science Minister,to call in :

Tuggy The Tug-Boat

How do you make images smaller here?

Edited September 5, 2012 by jcw

[CantSpell]

hang on, I just pissed my self, BRB.

They don't need to wait for flash flood, they can just make floods by themselves....

Priceless...

[dude007]

Plodprasob, start packing now... You have now made enough damage. Or did you forget to switch on the propellers from the long tail boats in the canals?

Time for a change. Yingluck, what are big brother's comments?

[dude007]

The law of gravity is certainly different in Thailand, you can push s**t uphill but apparently not water..

That's why Plodprasob needs the long tail boats to turn their propellers in the good direction...

[h90]

They apparently forgot they were supposed to test flood control not how well they can flood. Guess the concept of computer simulation is beyond them.

Well I have little love for the government, but computer simulation won't work if your data are complete bogus....Like canals on the map, which are filled and are golf fields in real life, but no one speaks about.

Theoretical put 30 % of the maximum capacity in the system and look what happens isn't a bad idea.

But I doubt that it will be a controlled 30 % test. Either they let in too much water to blame the governor. Or they put in an amount of water they don't know (I guess it isn't easy if everything is connected and it is also raining at the same time.

[philw]

Plodprasob, start packing now... You have now made enough damage. Or did you forget to switch on the propellers from the long tail boats in the canals?

Time for a change. Yingluck, what are big brother's comments?

There's water, in the paddy fields, in the rainy season.

FK me, we're doomed.........

Doomed, I tell you.

[besth]

Flood testing during the rainy season never sounded like a good idea. Add "by this government" to "flood testing during the rainy season" = perfect recipe for disaster... and the water has not arrived to Bangkok yet!

[Chads]

More than 1,000 rai of paddy field was flooded Wednesday as the water level rose one metre higher than the Chao Phraya river

The abrupt flooding was apparently a result of the government’s three-day drainage tests

oopsies

Dont worry each family affected will get a shiny new tablet to eat and 500 baht for damages.

[Buchholz]

One government mouth piece says it was caused by the tests, another says not. Bravo for managing the media on this one.

It relates to how well they managed the floods last year.

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[khunken]

Looks like the FROC is back in action.

[anon467367354]

I do remember something about a minister saying that the farmers that got flooded out could sell fish.

more mai bpen rai. in this case about 1000 rai

[Rosco911]

Thai experts have failed but nothing new to report. Keep in mind this was only a test that was being controlled but at least it gives manufacturing a good look at what could happen again. ''Water level in the canal was reportedly higher than usual Wednesday.'' never mind it will be a lot lower when it rains.

[remobb]

Any chance they may get a 10Mil baht fine?

[rubl]

Tomorrow's Headline

Science Minister blames presence of jet ski up river in test area for yesterdays flood

If true, we might have another headline tomorrow

Dept. PM Pol. Captain Chalerm finished driving jet sky mafia from Phuket

[SNGLIFE]

Thai experts ....

THAT is an oxymoron, except without the oxy!

[chrisinth]

Oh, that dam_n water and gravity issue AGAIN.

Physics are different in Thailand ......

Not different, just more difficult.......................

[Bluespunk]

Not a problem. The govt has a huge surplus of rice due to their loony price guarantee policy. Give the farmers the amount of rice they lost and then buy it off them at hugely inflated prices. Win win all round.

[Bagwan]

Ok this is my last post today on the "flooding issue" it's saturated enough already sorry couldn't resist that one !!

But to close this post with an open question:

What has this government & King kanute got in common ??

Answers on a soggy postcard please....

They are both dead, but alas, in the case of the Thai Government only from the neck upwards.

Sorry, I'm right out of soggy postcards.

[maidu]

Can't wait until they do a radiation breach test for their upcoming nuke power plants.

[lockman]

Well in all fairness, I'm nowhere near this area, but Saturday night it rained hard. Our field was flooded and some were some of the neighbors. It took about 12 hours to go down for them, about 4 for us as our paddy area is much higher. Flooded across some major 4 lane roads as well. Caused by heavy rain only. Some fields that were bone dry with dying rice are 1 foot deep in water. And our water had somewhere to go, unlike some along the highway where it went.

[lavender19]

T.I.T

TOTALLY. INCOMPETENT.THAILAND

[Thait Spot]

Plodprasob, start packing now... You have now made enough damage. Or did you forget to switch on the propellers from the long tail boats in the canals?

Time for a change. Yingluck, what are big brother's comments?

There's water, in the paddy fields, in the rainy season.

FK me, we're doomed.........

Doomed, I tell you.

Plodprasop is a chump among chumps.

If his remarkable ability to screw everything up were unique in this cabinet, they could replace him with someone more suitable.

Unfortunately he couldn't run a bath without calamitous results and he, along with his colleagues, are the creme de la creme of the PTP.

Doomed is ahead