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"Level 1" emergency plan imposed at Bangchan

"Level 1" emergency plan imposed at Bangchan

Bangchan Industrial Estate imposed the emergency plan (level 1) at 10.30pm of Nov 9, calling all factories to move machinery and other assets to the higher grounds as water level in Saen Saeb Canal is 1 metre high.


 Deputy Industry Permanent Secretary Yongyuth Thongsuk said that the emergency plan is maintained at level 1 on Thursday though the water level as of 8am slightly dropped to 0.98 metre.
 He noted that overflows from the canal are being blocked while the Royal Thai Navy is quickening water diversion from the canal to the Chao Phraya River.
  About 20 factories of total 93 have suspended operations. Operating in the industrial estate include Nestle (Thai) Ltd, President Bakery Plc, Saha Union, Mitsubishi Electric Automation Ltd, and Halcyon Technology Ltd.
 So far, floods have inundated seven industrial estates.

Industry Minister Wannarat Charnnukul said on Thursday that the government has been extending the best efforts to save Bangchan Industrial Estate. A number of 43 water pumps have been installed, aside from sandbags.
 "It's a crisis but we're fighting the best we can. The situation is still under control. The estate stands a chance to escape the flooding, if we can balance inflows and outflows," he said.

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