Tap-water unaffected: MWA
Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) officials yesterday reassured people in and around Bangkok there was no need to stockpile drinking water as MWA waterways had not flooded and tap-water could be produced as normal. Bottled water has sold out in some
The report was issued after MWA Governor Charoen Passara inspected Pathum Thani’s Samlae water pump station and Khlong Rangsit’s siphon pipes and instructed that a wall be strengthened to withstand rising flood water.
Mail stuck at Nakhon Sawan post office
About 5,000 letters and packages for residents in Nakhon Sawan have been stuck at the local post office (region 6) for a month due to floods in the Central region town, officials said yesterday.
Office head Somchai Jinda said the post office only had one boat – so residents should come to pick up their mail by boat, or they would keep it for them until the flood situation ended and postmen were able to deliver it to them again.
Help for students
Bangkok’s Enconcept E-Academy has launched “Youth Flood Relief” to gather tutors and students to help flood victims, the school’s deputy director and co-founder Arisara “Khru P Nan” Tanapakit said yesterday.
Under the project, students, parents and tutoring school staff helped pack relief bags with encouragement cards for flood victims, especially youths, while expressing moral support via a Facebook page.
Arisara said 34 Enconcept branches nationwide would also gather donation items to pass to state agencies’ flood relief teams.
Joining with the OnDemand and A-Level tutoring schools, Enconcept would also give a Bt2-million scholarship program to tutor flood-affected students who have to take GAT/PAT exams in late November. She urged those interested in applying for the scholarships to contact Enconcept branches nationwide on (02) 736 3636 or visit www.enconcept.com or www.facebook.com/krupnan
Pathum Thani Court shuts
Pathum Thani Provincial Court yesterday postponed all court trials indefinitely due to flooding. Provincial court judge Urairat Noisuwan said the court would contact all litigants about new dates for court trials after the flood subsides and things return to normal. For more details, call (02) 581 6303 extensions 301, 200 and (02) 581 6556 during office hours.
