RID warns of imminent flooding in low-lying areas along Chao Phraya River

  

BANGKOK, 26 September 2016 (NNT) – The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has warned of imminent flooding in low-lying areas of several provinces along Chao Phraya River. 

RID Director General Suthep Noiphairoj said that Chao Phraya dam had unavoidably released 1,790 cubic meters of water per second, causing rapid increases in the volumes of water in Chao Phraya River and risks of flooding in riverside and low-lying areas. 

Riverside communities such as Bangban district in Ayutthaya province are advised to prepare themselves for flooding. 

The authorities have prepared relief measures by readying water pumps and confirmed that the excessive water will absolutely not affect Bangkok and areas in its vicinity.

 

-- nnt 2016-09-26

 

The cost of reducing high level flooding is extended periods of low level flooding. The volume of water of a flood event remains the same, so if it is to be controlled to a slower/lower rate, the time for it to pass will be longer.

Those with homes/businesses in low lying areas will have to come to terms with this reality, find ways to adjust or relocate. Hopefully assistance to do so will be available.

13 hours ago, webfact said:

The authorities have prepared relief measures by readying water pumps and confirmed that the excessive water will absolutely not affect Bangkok and areas in its vicinity.

 

Absolutely not, hey?

10 hours ago, halloween said:

The cost of reducing high level flooding is extended periods of low level flooding. The volume of water of a flood event remains the same, so if it is to be controlled to a slower/lower rate, the time for it to pass will be longer.

Those with homes/businesses in low lying areas will have to come to terms with this reality, find ways to adjust or relocate. Hopefully assistance to do so will be available.

Very good analysis. The problem is that people and business are usually equally inconvenience by low level flooding as they are by high level flooding in terms of economic disruption and the increased risk of the outbreak of disease.  "Adjust or relocate" - sound advice but finger-pointing is much easier.  How many people would follow such advice or simply blame someone else when the inevitable occurs?

This will obviously be the fault of the current government.

...I guess we just have to pretend that we don't see the pools of water still in and around Bangkok...

5 hours ago, maoro2013 said:

This will obviously be the fault of the current government.

the army needs to give them selves an amnesty on flooding mismanagement before the reds get back in. something yingluck should have done before being ousted.

And this possible flooding has never happened before?

 

And "if" it had happened in the past what has been done to mitigate the problem? And talking about it does not qualify!

 

What do you mean, I am a cynic?