Chao Phraya levels stable
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Water levels in lower Chao Phraya River were stable, as floods are subsiding in some areas.
The Water Analysis Centre said yesterday that the river in Nakhon Sawan was moving at the rate of 4,452 cubic metres per second – 72 cubic metres less than the previous day, while in Chai Nat it was stable at 3,610 cubic metres. The river in Sing Buri was at 2,910 cubic metres, Angthong 2,656 cubic metres and Ayutthaya’s Bang Sai district 3,755 cubic metres – all slightly less than the previous day. Though water is still being retained in lowlying areas, the situation in Sing Buri, Angthong and Ayutthaya would remain stable and even improve provided there is no heavy rainfall, the centre said.
Meanwhile, the metredeep flood in Nakhon Sawan is getting contaminated, prompting officials to throw in EM balls to disinfect it. Since all flood barriers are fixed and pumps are continuously draining water out of the municipality area, things are expected to be back to normal in three weeks. The area’s water level is now going down by 30cm per day.
