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Thai PM inspects flooding situation in Sing Buri
BANGKOK, October 2 (TNA) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday flew to the lower northern province of Sing Buri to inspect flooding situation in the province and an ongoing repairs of a water gate of which restoration is projected to be complete in about 15 days.
Accompanied by senior officials including Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, Yingluck flew by a helicopter and inspected repairs on Bang Chom Sri water sluice gate in the province which has been ravaged by severe flooding for about two months now.
She was briefed on the overall flooding situation in the country before her departure from Bangkok by Royal Irrigation Department Director-General Chalit Damrongsak. The latter reportedly told her that his department had accelerated on discharging excess water from dams to the sea and rivers while officials had also placed rocks near the damaged water gate to prevent floodwaters from damaging people’s homes further.
Repairing task on the water gate is rather difficult due to the strong current and big trucks are still unable to reach near the site while flood victims have temporarily evacuated from their flooded homes and stay on the roadside.
Yingluck told journalists before the departure that she had ordered the Royal Irrigation Department to install more water pumps near the damaged water gate in which six of them are in operation now.
She said repairs on Bang Chom Sri water sluice gate could be complete in about 15 days as repairs are carried out with great difficulty due to the strong current.
Chalit also reportedly informed the prime minister that water levels in Ping, Wang, Yom and Nan rivers are still at the high level while close monitoring on the water level of Chao Phraya River is being made. Water speed of Chao Phraya River passing through Bang Sai District of Ayutthaya Province was measured at 3,236 cubic metres per second and Bangkok was expected to be spared from flood on the condition that the water speed does not exceed 3,500 cubic metres per second. (TNA)
Accompanied by senior officials including Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit, Yingluck flew by a helicopter and inspected repairs on Bang Chom Sri water sluice gate in the province which has been ravaged by severe flooding for about two months now.
She was briefed on the overall flooding situation in the country before her departure from Bangkok by Royal Irrigation Department Director-General Chalit Damrongsak. The latter reportedly told her that his department had accelerated on discharging excess water from dams to the sea and rivers while officials had also placed rocks near the damaged water gate to prevent floodwaters from damaging people’s homes further.
Repairing task on the water gate is rather difficult due to the strong current and big trucks are still unable to reach near the site while flood victims have temporarily evacuated from their flooded homes and stay on the roadside.
Yingluck told journalists before the departure that she had ordered the Royal Irrigation Department to install more water pumps near the damaged water gate in which six of them are in operation now.
She said repairs on Bang Chom Sri water sluice gate could be complete in about 15 days as repairs are carried out with great difficulty due to the strong current.
Chalit also reportedly informed the prime minister that water levels in Ping, Wang, Yom and Nan rivers are still at the high level while close monitoring on the water level of Chao Phraya River is being made. Water speed of Chao Phraya River passing through Bang Sai District of Ayutthaya Province was measured at 3,236 cubic metres per second and Bangkok was expected to be spared from flood on the condition that the water speed does not exceed 3,500 cubic metres per second. (TNA)
