Chiang Rai communities that are affected receive payments.
The state has offered compensation to the first group of more than 3,600 Chiang Rai communities that were impacted by flooding.
Interior Ministry representative, Traisulee Taisaranakul, said on Friday that the government on Sept 17 approved a budget planning of 3.04 billion baht to substitute disaster victims nationwide.
According to her, the Interior Ministry has been given the task of distributing the compensation to patients.
Chaiwat Junthiraphong, director-general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation under the Interior Ministry, said payment rewards were transferred to the bank balances of 3, 623 flood-hit communities in three regions of Chiang Rai on Friday.
Of them, 3, 305 are in Muang area, 222 in Mae Sai and 96 in Khun Tan, he said.
Homeowners flooded for no more than 30 times received 5, 000 ringgit each, while those inundated for more than 30 times but no more than 60 days received 7, 000 baht each.
Families that were flooded for more than 60 times were given 9, 000 ringgit each, Mr Chaiwat said.
Runoff from Doi Suthep caused inundation at Chiang Mai University on Friday night, worsening the state’s disaster situation, although the Ping River’s water levels remained firm.
At the foot of the woodland Doi Suthep rock, rainwater was reported to have flooded the school.
Kuakul Manasamphansakul, the municipal water captain, said that rains on Doi Suthep had led to increased discharge.
The school in the Muang district closed a number of overrun roads and urged residents and staff to relocate their vehicles, adding that access to the campus remained unobstructed.
Chiang Mai University is the most recent area to be plagued by floods since Tuesday, with new snowfall contributing to the circumstance despite the campus’s close proximity to the Ping River.
The creek measured 4.23 feet deep at Naowarat Bridge at 9am on Friday, a little boost from 4.19m two hours earlier.
The railroad station is one of the many city sections that the Chiang Mai Municipality has reported still being flooded.
Around 3 million square meters of floodwater were estimated to have flooded the city, according to the irrigation office in the north province. According to Mr. Kuakul, the entire ocean would need to be drained out for about two weeks.
Travelers are advised to travel to Chiang Mai aircraft via Highway 11, known as the Super Highway, and Nimmanhaemin Road. The airport is also available.
A group of cabinet ministers and officials traveled to Chiang Rai on Friday to inspect the floodplain under the leadership of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The prime minister is likewise scheduled to travel to Chiang Mai on Saturday to recover from the floods.
Residents in Bangkok and five other provinces have been warned by the Office of the National Water Resources ( ONWR ) that high tides are expected to occur until October 2 and that continue to cause flooding are expected.
The Chao Phraya River, Mae Klong River, and Thachin River are among the high-lying places predicted by the ONWR.
The ONWR said creek communities outside flood hillsides in Bangkok, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan are at risk of flood.
The Royal Irrigation Department increased the flow of water from the North to 1, 699 cubic meters per second, according to Watchara Kraisai, chairman of the 12th Irrigation Office.
River water rates inland from Chai Nat to Ayutthaya will increase by about 30 cm. Riverside communities living near disaster hillsides and in low-lying places along the Chao Phraya River and Noi River are advised to make for higher liquid levels.