Properties and historical sites are at risk.
PUBLISHED: 05:04 on October 5, 2023.
The rapidly expanding Chao Phraya River, which is threatening to flow and disaster houses and historic sites, has dykes built along its banks by the Ayutthaya state.
According to the authorities, the river’s climb is being caused by an increase in the amount of water coming from inland provinces. Professional estates in the province reported on Wednesday and nbsp that no flooding had already affected them.
The historic site of Wat Chaiwatthanaram, one of the most flood-prone areas along the Chao Phraya, was visited by Ayutthaya government Niwat Rungsakorn, his lieutenant Pairat Petyauan, representatives from the Office for Prevention and Mitigation in Phra Nakhon Sri Attaya and the 3rd Regional Office of Fine Arts Department, as well as local authorities.
To protect the historical riverside sanctuary, a material dyke that was 1.9 meters tall and 165 meters long was tested for strength.
According to Mr. Niwat, the Chao Phraya barrage in upstream Chai Nat province is spewing water at a rate of 1, 449 cubic meters per second( m3 / s ), which is causing floods in the districts of Phak Hai, Bang Ban, Sena, and Bang Pa in Ayutthaya.
Residents have been urged to keep an eye out for updates on the overflow condition and to get ready for departure if necessary, he continued.
However, over 1.8m flood barriers have been built around professional estates in Ayutthaya.
The risk of flood in the business estates is low, according to Veeris Ammarapala, government of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand. He claimed that the majority of places have effective restrictions and a fully usable drainage system.
Since the devastating storms of 2011, powerful flood prevention measures have been put in place at business holdings.
But, Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit Toopkrajang, the head of the Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organization, stated that due to significant flooding in the Sala Khru city of Nong Suea, portions of Moos 1 and 10 have been designated as hazard areas.
He said the Pathum Thani PAO is deploying 20 water pumps after inspecting the Raphiphat network’s clear in the Nong Suea area because more fluids from Saraburi and Nakhon Nayok is anticipated to arrive there immediately.