Pattaya officials say their work to solve flooding paying dividends

PATTAYA:--Pattaya officials said their efforts to dredge canals and clear sewers are paying off as flooding from an April 1 storm drained in as little as 27 minutes.

 

City spokesman Pinit Maneerat documented the progress in battling Pattaya’s chronic flooding, noting that 90 minutes of heavy rain that afternoon caused only temporary inconvenience, instead of hours of gridlock and property damage.

 

On Soi Nongyai, the typically flooded spot near Pattaya School No. 7 was covered in water at 2:15 p.m., but was drained by 2:42, or just 27 minutes.

 

On Beach Road at Soi 6/1 and on Third Road at the Mum Aroi intersection – two often-inundated spots – city workers scrambled to clear garbage and leaves from drains and the water was gone within an hour.

 

Pinit said the average time across the city to drain the water was 30 minutes.

Rain fell steadily in Pattaya from 2-3:30 p.m., coming down at 26 millimeters per hour on Pratamnak Hill and 45 mm. per hour on Third Road. Other places were hit even harder.

 

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-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-04-15

Of course, had there been a roadside drainage system in the first place there would have been no flood...........Keep paddling posters.

26 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Of course, had there been a roadside drainage system in the first place there would have been no flood

 

Yes, ma'am. Next time, ma'am.

Flood of what? BullS>>>

 

Where is the beach? is that a Turd I see, no just a (I am thinking) back soon

So it still flooded but drained away quicker, So their efforts for flood prevention is not working then.

2 hours ago, Don Mega said:

So it still flooded but drained away quicker, So their efforts for flood prevention is not working then.

 

After you've been delayed 4-5 hours by flooding, you'll appreciate being delayed only 27 minutes.

1 hour ago, JSixpack said:

 

After you've been delayed 4-5 hours by flooding, you'll appreciate being delayed only 27 minutes.

If they built the drainage system correctly instead of digging it up every year and putting a bandaid on it there would be no delays at all.

8 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

If they built the drainage system correctly instead of digging it up every year and putting a bandaid on it there would be no delays at all.

 

But they didn't. Next.

1 minute ago, JSixpack said:

 

But they didn't. Next.

And soon they will dig it up and apply yet another bandaid.

 

I can sorta understand why, if it was done once and done properly there would be ongoing income for the sub-contractor.