Chao Phraya Dam continues to reduce water discharge

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Offcial reassures Bangkok residents that there is no immediate flood risk.

PUBLISHED: 11 Oct 2024 at 14: 46

A man steers his ice cream boat past the leaning chedi of Wat Poramaiyikaram on the rising Chao Phraya River in Pak Kret district in Nonthaburi on Thursday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
On Thursday, a person steers his ice cream vessel past the leaning chandni of Wat Poramaiyikaram in the rising Chao Phraya River in the Nonthaburi district’s Pak Kret area. ( Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill )

The release of river water has been slowed down by the Chao Phraya Dam, which may be good for the regions along the river, including Greater Bangkok.

The dam’s discharge rate was 2, 000 cubic meters per second at noon, a decrease of 47 cubic meters per second from the morning, according to the Royal Irrigation Department ( RID ).

As the bridge continues to hold back waters to lessen effect on upstream areas, the decline is anticipated to lower water levels in Sing Buri, Ang Thong, and Ayutthaya.

At the dam’s Sapphaya area in Chai Nat, the river’s current flow rate is set at 2, 730 cubic meters per second.

Due to flood alerts in the capital and nearby areas, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) is closely monitoring the Chao Phraya flow. The rising valley may correspond with more rainfall inland and high waves from the Gulf of Thailand.

According to City Hall, ocean levels are still below flood barriers at tracking facilities in Bang Khen, Phra Nakhon, and Bang Na regions.

RID national Chavalit Chalorm said the monitoring station in Bang Sai region in Ayutthaya, which assesses the water condition for Greater Bangkok, recorded a stream of 1, 850 square feet per minute, which is half of the Chao Phraya’s full potential.

Residents of Bangkok and the surrounding area can be certain that their areas wo n’t experience flooding, the official said.