Situation improving in Nakhon Sawan City

Nakhon Sawan City Mayor Jittakasem Nirojthanarat yesterday reported that flood waters in the municipality had lowered by 1.2 metres and expected them to recede completely by October 26, but the amount of garbage had doubled from the usual 140 tonnes per day.
He said some parts of Sawanvithi, Romchat and Kosi roads were now passable for small vehicles. Many people had started to return home while some 700 water pumps were in place to drain water out of the city area. He warned residents that water level beyond the floodwalls was one metre higher than inside, hence they shouldn’t yet tear down floodwalls or bring their belongings down. Jittakasem also instructed officials to distribute EM (effective micro-organisms) balls to tackle polluted flood water.