Market flooded as Muang dam bursts

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Market flooded as Muang dam bursts

By Pichet Netbutr 
The Nation

 

 

Days of heavy rains and northern runoffs have led to the Yom River bursting the flood barrier dam in Sukhaothai's Muang district sending 80cm-deep floods to the Muang Sukhothai Municipality's fresh market on Friday morning.
 

The flood barrier had leaked the night before resulting to slight flooding, but officials sealed the hole with large sandbags and continued to monitor the situation.

 

At 5am on Friday, the river bust the flood barrier again, 30 metres from the previous night's leak.

 

This time the floodwaters flowed along the Ratchathani Road and vendors at the market's 50 shops had to close their businesses temporarily in the wake of 40cm-80cm-deep torrents. 

 

As officials attempted to seal the new leak behind Wat Chai Chumpol in the afternoon, another 100-metre-long section of the barrier broke and floods covered the municipality's economic area, including Rat-uthit, Thassanapanich 2 and 3 roads. Wichien Jamnong and Khlong Taphetch communities were also submerged.

 

Yom River in front of the provincial governor's residence, was at 7.37 metres and flowed at 549 cubic metres per second between 8am and 2pm.

 

Royal Irrigation Department deputy chief Thongplew Kongchan cited a report by the Smart Water Operation Center said the largest volume of water in the Yom River had passed Sukhothai's Sri Satchanalai district via Ban Hat Saphan Chan sluice gate at 697 cubic metre per second at 4am on Friday. He instructed officials to monitor the province's water situation closely so flood problems could be tackled. 

 

The department was diverting water through Khlong Hok Baht at 170 cubic metres per second to help lessen flood risk to the Muang Sukhothai Municipality area as to keep it at a manageable level of under 550 cubic metres per second.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30322077

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-7-28

[robblok]

What i dont get these are known trouble spots, why don't put some decent flood barrier there. I mean its in front of an important part of the city. I understand you can't protect everything. But surely something like this should be manageable with a stronger dam ? 

[Just1Voice]

I've been to Sukhothai twice last year, and stayed at the same small resort, which is very nice, and located behind this wall, right by the river.  I joked with the owner on my last visit about how he would be in trouble if the river flooded and broke the wall.  He just laughed and told me "Thai build good wall".  Apparently not too damn good. 

 

 

[Eric Loh]

Just how much of the flooding is due to the environmental activists blocking the dam construction. The locals want the dam to control the river between drought and flood but the activists have consistently put up a strong resistance for the sake of the few tigers. 

[ratcatcher]

10 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Just how much of the flooding is due to the environmental activists blocking the dam construction. The locals want the dam to control the river between drought and flood but the activists have consistently put up a strong resistance for the sake of the few tigers. 

Which dam are you referring to and would it affect Sukhothai and the Yom?

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, robblok said:

What i dont get these are known trouble spots, why don't put some decent flood barrier there. I mean its in front of an important part of the city. I understand you can't protect everything. But surely something like this should be manageable with a stronger dam ? 

no dam there. only water management are the weirs, the monkey cheeks and a diversion channel to the Nan river ( when the Nan is also maxed out, that doesnt help); having lived there for the last 5 years, the location described sounds like the trouble spot last year that was 'fixed' so your point is quite valid;

my bet is they 'fixed' it in the heat of the moment last year while pumping the flooding water out of downtown, hastily and did a very poor job, so.....

[robblok]

no dam there. only water management are the weirs, the monkey cheeks and a diversion channel to the Nan river ( when the Nan is also maxed out, that doesnt help); having lived there for the last 5 years, the location described sounds like the trouble spot last year that was 'fixed' so your point is quite valid;
my bet is they 'fixed' it in the heat of the moment last year while pumping the flooding water out of downtown, hastily and did a very poor job, so.....

I was talking about fixing that point there properly. Do it in the dry season not when its flooding. If something happens often a better fix would be money well spend.

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

Which dam are you referring to and would it affect Sukhothai and the Yom?

Think in Prae district. I stand corrected. Think it was call Krang Sua Ten dam. 

[midas]

2 hours ago, robblok said:

What i dont get these are known trouble spots, why don't put some decent flood barrier there. I mean its in front of an important part of the city. I understand you can't protect everything. But surely something like this should be manageable with a stronger dam ? 

 

think of the flood mitigation works they could have done all over Thailand with the money for the submarines  and fighter jet purchases................

Edited July 28, 2017 by midas

[robblok]

 
think of the flood mitigation works they could have done all over Thailand with the money for the submarines  and fighter jet purchases................

Yes or that of the rice scam... even more money. Too bad the priorities are different.

[ratcatcher]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Think in Prae district. I stand corrected. Think it was call Krang Sua Ten dam. 

Thank you E.L. for that detail. It does seem that the environmentalists accept flooding over cutting the teak trees in the forest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaeng_Suea_Ten_Dam

[moe666]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Think in Prae district. I stand corrected. Think it was call Krang Sua Ten dam. 

Many reports have been done on the dam they keep talking about and they all have said the same thing the location would not help down stream flooding. The forest it would destroy absorbs and hold water and is preventing flooding in its on way.

[losworld]

4 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

I've been to Sukhothai twice last year, and stayed at the same small resort, which is very nice, and located behind this wall, right by the river.  I joked with the owner on my last visit about how he would be in trouble if the river flooded and broke the wall.  He just laughed and told me "Thai build good wall".  Apparently not too damn good. 

 

 

I believe Thailand is the "hub of retainer walls".  

[MyFriend You]

18 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Just how much of the flooding is due to the environmental activists blocking the dam construction. The locals want the dam to control the river between drought and flood but the activists have consistently put up a strong resistance for the sake of the few tigers. 

Well, I remember Hurricane Katrina - one of the most formidable water barriers on the planet burst in at least 40 places in greater New Orleans........never underestimate the power of Mother nature.

[Cadbury]

18 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Just how much of the flooding is due to the environmental activists blocking the dam construction. The locals want the dam to control the river between drought and flood but the activists have consistently put up a strong resistance for the sake of the few tigers. 

Tigers are usually stolen by saffron robed folks and killed for body parts so there should not have been any need for an excuse like protection. 

In some other countries it can be things like the One Legged Grasshopper or the Camel Toed Rat that can prevent a dam being built.