THE ROYAL Irrigation Department (RID) started to release water through Chai Nat’s Chao Phraya Dam beyond the rate of 2,000 cubic metres per second yesterday.

WITH TROPICAL depression Sonca looming and heavy rainfall expected, the Royal Irrigation Department has ordered water released from 11 major dams in the North, Northeast and Central region. There is a possibility of flooding in Ang Thong and Ayutthaya.