Boat owners join Navy in drainage effort
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A number of boat owners have confirmed their participation in a planned project to speed the flow of water from the Chao Phraya River into the sea, Navy chief Admiral Surasak Runroengrom said yesterday.
The Royal Thai Navy will work together with the private sector to use a fleet of some 1,000 boats to help push water out to sea tomorrow (Oct16), he said.
The Navy had already used this technique in Salaya district of Nakhon Pathom, and in the Lad Pho and Sappasamit canals, the admiral said.
It had also deployed 300 officers to build water barriers in Salaya and made 300 rafts available for use in Ayutthaya, he said.
