Chao Phraya dam discharge lowered
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OFFICIALS have lowered the amount of water being discharged from Chao Phraya dam after upstream floodwaters decreased but despite the prediction of continuous rain throughout the country this week.
Royal Irrigation Department (RID) deputy director-general Thongplew Kongjun stated Sunday that due to the upstream floodwater in Nakhon Sawan province dropping, the department reduced the water discharge from Chao Phraya dam in Chainat province.
The move was done to mitigate the flood situation in downstream areas and divert water into water-retention areas on both sides of the river.
“We have decreased the water discharge to 1,751 cubic metres per second from the maximum outflow of 1,998 cubic metres per second on Friday and Saturday and the lower water discharge has relieved the flood situation in low-lying areas downstream,” Thongplew said.
