River perhaps flow in northern provinces
PUBLISHED: 27 Sep 2024 at 05: 45
The Chao Phraya River flows through 11 of the country’s northern provinces in anticipation of higher water levels because Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat speeds up water drain it.
RID acting Director-General Det Lekwichai issued the notice on Thursday to the rulers of Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Bangkok.
Due to a larger volume of water flowing from the North, according to Mr. Det, the Royal Irrigation Department will raise its waters flow from 1,500 to 2, 000 cubic meters per second.
The C2 liquid assessment depot in Nakhon Sawan may receive river water on Saturday at a rate of up to 2, 100 cubic meters per second, according to the company.
Mr. Det noted that the stream, when combined with a side stream of 150 cubic meters per second and the water that flows from the Sakae Krang River at a rate of 100 cubic meters per second, may cause the Chao Phraya Dam’s water stream to rapidly rise, necessitating the dam to transfer a much larger volume of water.
According to Mr. Det,” the higher discharge is anticipated to produce higher liquid amounts in some low-lying areas in Ang Thong and Ayutthaya provinces that are not protected by dykes to fall by up to 1.5 meters.”
However, a Facebook post said the water levels in Ayutthaya rose by 40 centimetres in a day, flooding many townships.
On Thursday, the Ayutthaya Station Facebook page published a report on the overflow situation in the state through a number of posts.
In one, it said the state’s water levels increased by 40cm over a evening, resulting in the overflowing of the Noi River, which caused some villages in Bang Ban, Sena, and Phak Hai districts to get hit by unexpected floods.
The state has up to seven watershed fields, according to the Facebook page, and the authorities have until when that area did receive water.
The article also criticized the government for acting differently from what they had promised to do in the past.
It claimed that, despite earlier announcing that they would do but eventually, they had been rapidly increasing the volume of pond water they were releasing over the past few weeks.
The authorities promised to try to reduce the amount from exceeding 1, 500 square meters, but the quantity of released water was nearly 2, 000 square meters.
” What is the truth? What is sure? Just be clear with the people”, the site demanded.
In another growth, Uttaradit’s Sirikit Dam and Phitsanulok’s Kwae Noi Bumrung Dan Dam have reduced their regular outflows to 14 million square m/s and 600, 000 square m/s, both, in a bid to reduce the water level in the Nan River after it rose to 7.33 metres.