Water from north storms reaches the area.
As Bangkok prepares to flow the Chao Phraya River, waters from extensive flooding in inland northeastern provinces has reportedly reached Bangkok.
The second wave of liquid from the floods that devastated the upper northern regions eight weeks ago has flowed down the Chao Phraya to Bangkok after the Chao Phraya bridge storm in Chai Nat expedited the release of the water.
The Chao Phraya river basin’s downstream waterways are monitored by the barrage, which has a direct impact on the water quality in Bangkok and the Northern Plains provinces.
On Thursday, the storm released 1, 300 square feet of waters per minute, away from 1, 100 square metres per minute.
The Yom and Nan river, two of the four rivers of the Chao Phraya, are now swollen, which has forced the storm to increase the rate of liquid discharge.
As a result of the high volumes of water currently passing by, the discharge amount will be maintained at 1, 300-1, 400 square meters of water per second in the upcoming weeks, according to Thanet Somboon, chairman of the Bureau of Water Management and Hydrology.
The commission will be keeping an eye on rainfall patterns in flood-prone and flooded areas between September 1 and September 4, for which additional heavy rain is expected.
The lower North and the lower Central Plains regions are the areas to enjoy.
According to Mr. Thanet, flooding poses a significant threat to provinces in the middle Central Plains, where wheat is currently being harvested.
Farmers may be forced to financial ruin by these floods and sweep out this essential crop, he added.
The director claimed that the top priority should be given to first managing the principal rivers, which are overflowing with water.
After the corn harvest is completed, any extra water may be diverted to the bare fields to minimize water flow inland, he said.
” People should n’t panic”, he said, adding the surging water is not adversely impacting Bangkok as it is being managed according to the plan.
However, the government are bracing for more slippery conditions. Tuesday, more than 100 millimetres of rain was recorded in each of the top northern regions of Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Nan and Phrae, which are all reeling from various times of flood.
Water levels are rising in the Yom and Nan river ponds as a result of the snowfall.
The major sluice doorway at Hat Saphan Chan in Sukhothai has prevented any flow in the Sri Satchanalai, Sri Samrong, and Muang towns, keeping levels in check in the Yom River and rivers.
Municipal officials in Sukhothai, one of the regions worst-hit by storms in recent days, have reported more than 70, 000 ray of property being inundated. The Sawankhalok city saw the most damage to farmland.
The great Bang Rakam industry, which has a reservoir capability of up to 62 million square meters of water, will receive extra water from Klong Hok Bat, Klong Yom Nam, the Yom River, and the Nan River.
Sukhothai’s flooded open areas will then be drained to make room for the effects of additional storms forecast for the following month.
It may be required to siphon water from the Chao Phraya into water rivers, the ministry claims.
After crop planting is finished in the Central Plains place by the middle of next month, the commission anticipates that more empty fields will be available for irrigation.
Which fields will be opened to receive the water will be decided by the National Water Command.
Governor Chadchart Sittipunt of Bangkok was given 50 sheets of fencing to bolster the hydro fence and maintain lower water levels along the Chao Phraya.
Meanwhile, the flooding has forced the closure of five state-run clinics in Phrae, said Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin.
On September 2, they are anticipated to reopen.