Dams reducing water release
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Dams are lowering water-release rates after the rainfall ceased although areas outside the flood barriers’ coverage could still be at risk of flooding, with related agencies told to be ready to help any affected people.
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya Friday said officials would also divert water into Thung Chao Chet, which is a water-retention area during the flood season, after the rice harvest was completed at the end of the month in a bid to save water for use during drought season.
Chatchai said that as of Friday Sukhothai’s Si Satchanalai district had drained water at 105 cubic metres per second, while Nakhon Sawan’s Jiraprawat Camp station reported the water running through it at 2,014 cubic metres per second.
