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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Thai Capital could dry in 11 days



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High water draining from the western districts of Bangkok is not an easy task as the water continues to flow into areas that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday Yingluck.
Ms Yingluck admitted, it was very difficult, high water from the western districts, where it can drain water drainage facilities less than on the eastern side.
She said officials are expected by the end of the repair of the Flood Wall on the banks of the Chao Phraya River on the western side of Bangkok in the next few days.
Once vulnerabilities are fixed along the Floodwall, they believed that the floods in the western part of Bangkok would be easy, although floods continue to flow into the areas.
Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said yesterday Rama II road was not flooded.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has installed water pumps along the road to avoid high water did not drain to the road surface, he said.
MR Sukhumbhand said the BMA believed that it would be in a position to prevent floods in three western districts of Bangkok Klong San, Rat Burana and Thung Kru.
In Bang Phlat district, one of the flooded western districts, water levels in small
sois were still between 10-15 cm.However, flooding between 60-80cm on Charan Sanitwong Road, BMA officials said.
Even in the west side of Bangkok, the government was continuing its efforts, the Suphan Buri-Taling Chan Highway 340, which was previously flooded, so there is a roundabout way to the southern provinces in the case of Rama II road flooding and impassable save.
Transport Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat said the Highway Department has tried two freeways, 340 and 9 (Eastern Ring Road) north to Bang Pa-in to save in Ayutthaya.
ACM Sukumpol yesterday inspected certain sections of the two highways. He later said that by this evening, pick-ups should be able to pass both highways. sedans should continue to avoid them, however.
"Flood control in some parts of Highway 340 is still high. The highest level is 80cm on the road," he said.
Right now should limousine drivers who drive to the southern provinces, use Rama II Road, where floods are not yet as high as the high water on Highway 340th
Chaninthorn Chukhwan, director of the Highway Department is Nonthaburi Road Maintenance Office, said the department already pumped out water from flooded approximately 5km of the route of the highway 340th has the total length of the flooded road was 12km.
As with the flood situation in eastern Bangkok, said Ms Yingluck it would dry before the new year.
Bangkok has been the worst of the crisis over flood, she said.
Not deteriorate from now on flooding in the capital, she said.

he demonstrators from flooded communities in Pathum Thani by the controversial Big Bag Barrier hit yesterday agreed to disperse after the authorities promised to speed up drainage from her wet environments.

Residents navigate a motorboat through a gap in the big-bag barrier in the Vibhavadi Rangsit Road near Don Mueang Airport. The gap was created to alleviate the suffering of the residents in the vicinity of the barrier, where flooding remains high.RATTASEEMA PONGSAN
Pathum Thani governor Kachornsak Singtokul and the competent authorities for talks with representatives of the protesters earlier yesterday.
It was agreed to take their grievances to the Governor Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) and the government to find ways to find the emptying of the water to accelerate out of their communities.
Residents from Rangsit Nakhon municipality in Pathum Thani is Thanya Buri district are upset that their communities have submerged more than a month, and that no one has to try and help them to show.
Irrigation Department authorities have also promised to repair three damaged water pump from a total of 22 at Chulalongkorn floodgates to bring water from Rangsit Prayurasak channel pump in the Chao Phraya River at full capacity.
Pakornpat Uatheptrakul, the protest leader said, Rangsit Nakhon municipality and local authorities lacked the capacity to cope with the massive flood and flood run effectively.
He said the Froc intervene to ease the suffering of the affected residents.
Previously removed a group of angry residents of 20 settlements in Don Muang sandbags from the big-bag wall. Froc The Town Hall and agreed to keep open the gap in the barrier to ease the suffering of the affected residents.
They also agreed to widen the gap of six to 10 meters, so that it could serve as a spillway so that stagnant flood in the north through the flood wall, as passage work for the boat traffic in the area.
Froc Thongthong Chandrangsu spokesman said yesterday that there were workers and soldiers had been already agreed upon work done at the big-bag wall as.
Half of the 10m-wide gap in the barrier has now been repaired and is to serve as a defense, while the other half has left open to allow boat traffic to allow through.
Mr. Thongthong also said Don Muang residents through the big-bag barrier touches were satisfied that their demands were not met, although the police were sent to keep order in the flood wall.
Air Force Commander, ACM Itthaporn Subhawong, yesterday said Don Mueang airport now looks like a reservoir as northern ballot on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, continue to push land at the airport.
He said that urgent steps must be taken to drain the area, while ensuring that there is no impact on the residents.
Meanwhile, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said yesterday the floods on Kamphaeng Phet Road, Phahon Yothin Road and have fallen in Ratchadaphisek Soi 36 (Soi Yai Suea Uthit). The water in some areas was between 15-20cm.
MR Sukhumbhand, who inspected the area said yesterday, if there are no more northerly outflow areas in Chatuchak district, and the five-way Lat Phrao intersection should be dry this weekend.
Bangkok floods began in the east around the Bang Chan and withdraw Lat Krabang industrial areas yesterday.

Capital could dry in 11 days

The northern half of the runoff flowing into the sea

Bangkok of water could be emptied in 11 days, says the Irrigation Department, presents a good message for an anxious city for the first time since floods in the northern capital.

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Almost half of the northern outflow, the agricultural and industrial areas, flooding has devastated parts of the capital has now flowed into the sea and the rest will soon be emptied, it was said yesterday.
This year's northern outflow has been estimated at 14 billion cubic meters.
Almost half of this amount was in the sea to leave 8.5 billion cu / m in the Central Plains flowed, said spokesman Boonsanong Suchatpong.
He said that the 8.5 billion cu / m of water, about 3 billion cubic meters / m is in the Chao Phraya River and 3.5 billion cubic meters / m in the central provinces and areas in the north of Bangkok.
The rest has invaded flood walls and flooded many parts of the capital.
As the water continues to flow into the sea, will make the run-off to drain slowly into the fields into the river.
Mr. Boonsanong said that only about 5 billion cubic meters / m water column for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration would be left to management.
With approximately 400 million cu / m of water discharged into the sea every day, the flood could be drained from the capital in 11 days, he said.
Mr. Boonsanong rejected by the city signals a new high volume of water from the north could be affected.
He said the water level in Nakhon Sawan was now 1.12 meters below the river bank and the amount of water downstream not flowed to the flood add suffering through downstream provinces experienced. The decline in water level in Ayutthaya's Bang Sai district, Nonthaburi Pak Kret districts was also a good sign that less water coming from the north, he said.
Meanwhile, the outflow from the western part of the city is approaching Rama II Road, the city with the southern region.
The flood is approximately 1km away from the highway, but it is difficult to predict when to reach it and flood the road.
Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said yesterday that he expected the runoff Rama II Road will be reached today.
The outflow, which is the result of the efforts of the government is diverted water from the Central Plains to the west and east of the capital, has the most Phetkasem Road and Bang Khun Thian, Bang Bon flooded road as possible towards Rama II road heads.
The government seems determined not to flood the entry of Rama II road block, but will use the highway as Floodway in order to flood into the mouth of their heads.
MR Sukhumbhand said the BMA has to Rama II Road to protect from flooding.
The BMA will seek the cooperation of the Highway Department, hold down the highway access, car driver, he said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister said Yingluck Shinawatra Thai Airways International has asked to be on extra flights at discounted rates for travelers heading south at Rama II road is flooded contact.
In Bang Phlat, one of the worst affected districts in the western part of the city, the flood has returned in several areas of 10cm.
A section of Krung Thon Buri bridge to Bang Phlat intersection is now passable to motorists with a water height of 20 cm.
Motorists had a tough time at Sirindhorn and Charan Sanitwong streets, because the water levels vary along these roads.
In some parts of the floods had killed 20-30cm, but other parts remain under 80cm of water.
Residents in Bangkok Yai district keep their fingers crossed that will not get run-off of Tha Phra Phetkasem Road intersection.
The district has 18 pumps at Khlong Bangkok Yai lock used to drain water from the canal to the Chao Phraya River.
During high tide today and tomorrow, have communities along the Chao Phraya River on the western side of Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan Pak Nam were asked to remain vigilant.
The water in the river will rise from 10 cm above mean sea level at high tide.
The BMA has an evacuation warning for Ram Intra-and sub-districts Kannayao Kannayao exhibited District, while sub-district in Lat Phrao Lat Phrao district was placed on accurate observation.
Seri Supparathit, director of the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, said the "big bag" slow barrage north of Bangkok, the run-off, which would eventually overflows, the barrier within a week. "The barrier will keep the water for seven days before the overflow starts, "he said. "Khlong Bang Sue will be in trouble and the tide may influence the Victory Monument."
Flood Relief Operations Command Director Pracha Promnok admitted yesterday that the water can run through the barrage, but insisted it would not fall.
He said the barrier would be able to hold the mounting water pressure and the last months.

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