Bangkok: No respite from flooding

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No respite from flooding

PRATCH RUJIVANAROM,
TANATPONG KONGSAI 
THE NATION 

 

 

Capital’s chronic problems created by insufficient pumping and drainage

 

BANGKOK: -- BANGKOK RESIDENTS will have to continue enduring floods this year as an improved prevention system will not be in place until next year, though the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has said it is doing what it can to ease the problem. 

Heavy rain in Bangkok on Monday left 17 locations in the capital submerged in water, which caused major traffic jams across the city. It took nearly 10 hours to drain some streets. 

Sucharit Koontanakulvong, chief of Chulalongkorn University's Water Resource Engineering, said that flooding was a chronic problem in Bangkok and could not be solved easily.

 

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-- © Copyright The Nation 2016-10-05

[AgMech Cowboy]

Pretty difficult to prevent localized and 'flash' flooding. The important part of that is keeping the drainage system free of rubbish and hyacinthine and other foliage.

Ten hours is a long day for those who suffered in it, but it deems in comparison to the 30+ days in 2011.

[williamgeorgeallen]

23 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Pretty difficult to prevent localized and 'flash' flooding. The important part of that is keeping the drainage system free of rubbish and hyacinthine and other foliage.

Ten hours is a long day for those who suffered in it, but it deems in comparison to the 30+ days in 2011.

they only ever seem to clear out the drainage systems after the flooding. by the time next years floods come they are clogged up again. the army has the manpower to do it and has been in power 2 years already. wonder if they will get in charge for miss management.

[eliotness]

They had ample time during the "drought" to sort out the drainage system !  So what happened ?

[outsider]

Same same every year. "We will do something by next year..." Repeat.

[Remus1830]

Just blame yingluck.

Who was it said no problem with flooding only a few days ago.

[eggers]

The main reason for the flooding & road traffic problems in Bangkok is b/c the BMA is grossly negligent in it's operations related to  drainage management & town planning. 

The issue of drainage management has been a problem for decades yet "Sukhumbhand & his merry men" have done nothing to replace outmoded drains nor put in place a regular drain cleaning program. Plus, there does not appear to be one iota of Town Planning in regards to building of new high rise buildings w/o any thought as to drainage nor the other issue of road traffic. 

Just a bunch of self- interested jerks!!

PM Prayut should sack the whole BMA!!