webfact Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 BMC on flood alert as Northern run-off heads for Bangkok BANGKOK, 7 October 2016 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) is closely monitoring the situation in the flood-prone district of Don Mueang as run-off from the upper provinces is on its way to the capital city. The BMC’s chairman Pol. Capt. Kriangsak Lohachala has called a meeting with the chiefs and officials of Don Mueang District Office and Department of Drainage and Sewerage to prepare a flood prevention and relief scheme. The BMC is particularly concerned about Khlong Prem Prachakorn, since the canal is seeing surging water levels and passes through different districts in Bangkok and other provinces. Heavy rains could cause the canal to overflow and flood nearby communities. Don Mueang District Office has installed propeller pumps in different flood-prone areas to accelerate drainage from subsidiary canals to Khlong Prem Prachakorn. The water will then be discharged into Rangsit Canal and on to the Chao Phraya River after that. Don Mueang District Office has proposed a new sewer system to boost drainage. The project is awaiting budget approval from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. The BMC chairman then surveyed the sluice gate at Khlong Prem Prachakorn and asked residents about their problems and needs. He later continued his trip to Pathum Thani to observe the changing level of water at Lak Hok Canal. -- nnt 2016-10-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Where are those 1000 propellers when you need them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 35 minutes ago, webfact said: The Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) is closely monitoring the situation in the flood-prone district of Don Mueang as run-off from the upper provinces is on its way to the capital city. OMG!! Who would ever have predicted this??? It must have come as a massive shock for the powers that be! No wonder they're so utterly unprepared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 41 minutes ago, trogers said: Where are those 1000 propellers when you need them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 So since the last big flooding nothing has been done to protect Bangkok??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckBee Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) ∆ He been busy with lottery ticket give him chance. Buck banana has more power than Jesus so behold your fear as it Friday soon and buck Jesus will be in action again on your TV Edited October 7, 2016 by BuckBee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 38 minutes ago, jamesbrock said: OMG!! Who would ever have predicted this??? It must have come as a massive shock for the powers that be! No wonder they're so utterly unprepared. They just don't give a damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 2 minutes ago, MaxLee said: They just don't give a damn. Why do Bangkokians pay tax? Nothing is done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 1 hour ago, fruitman said: Why do Bangkokians pay tax? Nothing is done with it. Used for example for special secret staging Thai Elite trips and related,.... CLASSIFIED of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 2 hours ago, trogers said: Where are those 1000 propellers when you need them? The Shinawatra's fawning puppets, stooges, lackeys and drones probably sold them and pocketed the cash!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I am so confused? Didn't the head-honcho(s) say, there would be no flood? Does that mean, they have no clue, what they are talking about? And the grand water-plan, that upriver and downriver- people should just under-sa-tand? Does it mean, there was no plan? I am so shocked? There are a bunch of people, who are in dire need of the water, though! They have egg on their faces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 21 minutes ago, DM07 said: I am so confused? Didn't the head-honcho(s) say, there would be no flood? Does that mean, they have no clue, what they are talking about? And the grand water-plan, that upriver and downriver- people should just under-sa-tand? Does it mean, there was no plan? I am so shocked? There are a bunch of people, who are in dire need of the water, though! They have egg on their faces! That's because it's amazing Thailand,.... every day, every year NO floods, NO scandals, NO corruption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 4 hours ago, fruitman said: So since the last big flooding nothing has been done to protect Bangkok??? yes a law suite against those who mis managed that flood is well under way. seeing them punished to the full extent of the law will make sure it does not happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 In 2011, letting DMK become a "monkey-cheek" was a non-issue; just military and some charter flights impacted. These days it might be a disaster. Maybe U-Tapao and SBIA/BKK could handle some flights but not all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ourmanflint Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 BMC bemused that run-off always seems to head to Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOD Robin Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 4 hours ago, fruitman said: Why do Bangkokians pay tax? Nothing is done with it. WRONG ! The tax "receivers" use it for their leisure and to keep their mia nois satisfied So... SOMETHING is done with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I bought my town house in Bang Bua Thong in 1998. All through the years there were floods but nature took it's course and the low lying areas flooded. But then the "EXPERTS" got involved and tried to control nature by opening this dam and closing this one and look what it caused, a disaster. I had 1.7 meters in my house. Dry for 13 years. Now 5 years later they are doing it all over again! They should send their experts to New Orleans, a town below see level very similar to Bangkok at the end of the Mississippi River. There is no attempt to screw with mother nature and control the flow of the river but they have learned how to protect the the area with levies and pumps. After the 2011 flood there was much talk about levies but nothing has happened. I guess that it's just the Thai way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maoro2013 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 5 hours ago, MaxLee said: They just don't give a damn. Maybe slightly mispelt, but obviously deliberate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish monger Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 So, they are 'monitoring the situation'....What next, what will they do....? These people do not know, have never known, nor will they ever know, what the hell they are doing. Pathetic. Let's get a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 10 hours ago, fruitman said: So since the last big flooding nothing has been done to protect Bangkok??? Don't have to do anything after all just recently the experts (God love them) said there would be no flooding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 11 hours ago, jamesbrock said: OMG!! Who would ever have predicted this??? It must have come as a massive shock for the powers that be! No wonder they're so utterly unprepared. OMG!! Who would ever have predicted this??? NOBODY! Who wants to be prosecuted for misleading the public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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