Authorities divert water in effort to stop Bangkok flooding
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER General Prawit Wongsuwan said Monday authorities would try to divert water runoff and floodwater to minimise the impact on Bangkok.
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.
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