Agency says 118, 000 ray of territory inundated in Northeast
PUBLISHED: 19 Jul 2024 at 17: 58
Satellite images have shown extensive flooding across Phetchabun, Chaiyaphum, Phitsanulok, Maha Sarakham and Khon Kaen provinces, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency ( Gistda ).
Captured by COSMO-SkyMed-2 on Thursday night, the pictures show more than 118, 000 ray of territory inundated. Of the damaged regions, more than 2, 800 ray are rice fields.
The Royal Irrigation Department ( RID ) is accelerating the flow of water from two reservoirs in the Muang and Borabue districts, which are holding more water than their safest maximum capacity following continuous rainfall, in Maha Sarakham.
The Loeng Chan reservoir’s four water pump and two hydroflow pumps are being used to speed up the flow of liquid into the Kaeng Loeng Chan river and the Chi River. To ensure smooth flow of water, operations are also being conducted to remove weeds and apparent blockages.
To assist in the drainage of water in metropolitan areas in the nearby Muang area, eight liquid pumps are being installed at the Huay Kakhakhang tank.
Residents living close to the two reservoirs were urged by the RID to carefully observe the situation and the recommendations of the local authorities, even though it has not yet reached a critical point.
Nearly 5, 000 ray of farmland have been flooded in six upstream tambons in Wapi Pathum district as a result of several million square meters of water from the deteriorated Huay Chiang Kham tank in Borabue district.
Ban Pla Boo in tambon Nong Saeng, where the overflow water was 2 meters high, was the worst-hit region. People were given assistance moving to higher ground by military vehicles.
The water, which apparently caused a 50-metre-long violation in the tank, affected 10, 000 ray of agricultural territory in four tambons in the area.
According to municipal officials, 65 villages in 65 tambons of the two regions have been affected, with 23, 000 ray of land damaged.
More than 200 ray of farmland in Chaiyaphum’s Nong Bua Rawe area were inundated by water runoff that had damaged a weir in Ban Non Muang, according to local officials.
Rocks were deposited at the violation point to obstruct the flow of water at a momentary level. Eventually, the RID will look for funding to construct a new marsh.