Chiang Rai communities that are affected receive payments.
More than 3,600 of Chiang Rai’s more than 3,600 communities have received compensation from the government.
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 giving patients the payments.
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 city, 222 in Mae Sai and 96 in Khun Tan, he said.
Families 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.
Floodwater was reported to be sweeping the school at the foot of the woodland Doi Suthep hill in social media posts.
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 littered highways and urged staff and students in the affected areas 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 railway station is one of the many city sections that the Chiang Mai Municipality claims are still flooded.
Around 3 million square meters of floodwater had already been poured into the city, according to the irrigation office in the northwestern province. The entire waters would need to be drained out, according to Mr. Kuakul, in about two days.
Travelers are advised to travel to Chiang Mai Airport via Highway 11, known as the Super Highway, and Nimmanhaemin Road. The aircraft is also available.
A committee 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 visit Chiang Mai on Saturday in the midst of 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 regions predicted by the ONWR.
The ONWR said creek communities outside storm hillsides in Bangkok, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan are at risk of flood.
The Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increased water flow from 1, 699 to 1, 800 cubic meters per second, according to Watchara Kraisai, producer of the 12th Irrigation Office. This is in part because of a larger flow of water from the North.
River water rates inland from Chai Nat to Ayutthaya will increase by about 30 cm as a result. Riverside areas near disaster hillsides and those in low-lying places along the Chao Phraya River and Noi River are advised to make for higher liquid rates.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra meets with the Mae Fa Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport on Friday to discuss a pleasure plan for disaster victims in Chiang Rai. ( Photo: Government House )