The amount of water from the Chao Phraya River passing through the Rama 6 dam was 2,000 cubic metres per second yesterday, with flooding in Bangkok expected if the volume reaches 3,000 cubic metres per second.
Prawit said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had instructed relevant agencies to tackle the flooding issue through allocating budgets, water diversion and storing strategies, and the “monkey cheek” water-retention method in some areas. He admitted that the amount of water was excessive at the Pasak Jolasid and Ram 6 dams, with the amount of water released at the latter at about 2,000 cubic metres per second, inundating downstream Ayutthaya province.