DDPM coordinates with 10 central provinces and Bangkok to monitor rising water levels in the Chao Phraya River from Oct 6, 2024 onwards.
At 09.30 hrs., the Ministry of Interior, by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), coordinated with 10 provinces in the central region, namely Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan, including Bangkok, to monitor the rising water levels in the Chao Phraya River from October 6, 2024 onwards. Officials will be assigned to closely monitor the water situation, especially in low-lying areas outside the embankments. Public relations will also be disseminated to warn people living along both banks of the Chao Phraya River and low-lying areas along the river to monitor water levels and prepare for the water situation. Provinces will also be notified to coordinate with local governments and relevant agencies to inspect embankments, prepare disaster relief equipmen
t and machinery, and have officials monitor the situation and prepare for operations to assist people 24 hours a day.
Mr. Chaiwat Junthiraphong, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), revealed that the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), as the Central Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command (CDMC), has been informed by the Royal Irrigation Department that the upper part of Thailand is experiencing unstable weather conditions, with thunderstorms, strong winds, and very heavy rain in some areas of the North, Central, and Bangkok and its vicinity. Currently, the amount of water flowing through the Chao Phraya Dam is 2,000 cubic meters per second. From the forecast of water volume 1-7 days in advance, it is expected that on October 11, 2024, at Station C.2, Mueang Nakhon Sawan District, Nakhon Sawan Province, the amount of water flowing through is approximately 2,200-2,500 cubic meters per second, and the estimated Sideflow volume is approximatel
y 200 cubic meters per second, along with the estimated amount of water from the Sakae Krang River of approximately 100 cubic meters per second. This causes the water volume upstream of the Chao Phraya Dam to be 2,800 cubic meters per second and the water intake into the Royal Irrigation Department’s system on both sides at a rate of 400 cubic meters per second. Therefore, it is necessary to drain water through the back of the Chao Phraya Dam at a rate not exceeding 2,400 cubic meters per second. The drainage will increase in a stepped manner, which will cause the water level along the river to rise by approximately 0.60-0.70 meters from the present. This may affect the low-lying areas outside the embankment in the areas of Khlong Phong Pheng, Ang Thong Province, Khlong Bang Ban, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, and Tambon Hua Wiang, Sena District, Tambon Lat Chit, Tambon Tha Din Daeng, Phak Hai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province (Mae Nam Noi), Wat Sing, In Buri District, Sing Buri Province, Mueang
Sing Buri District, Phrom Buri District, Sing Buri Province, Wat Chaiyo, Chaiyo District, Ang Thong Province, Tambon Phonangdam, Sapphaya District, Chainat Province, Wat Suea Kham, In Buri District, Sing Buri Province, and Amphoe Pa Mok, Ang Thong Province, which may affect community areas from October 6, 2024 onwards.
The Central Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command (CDMC) has coordinated with 10 central provinces, namely Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Lop Buri, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, and Bangkok, to closely monitor the water situation, especially in low-lying areas outside the embankments. It has also issued warnings to relevant agencies and private sectors operating businesses in the river, such as construction of embankments, restaurants, and public passenger piers. It has also issued warnings to people living along both sides of the river and in low-lying areas along the river to watch out for rising water levels and prepare for
the water situation, including moving belongings to higher ground to avoid flooding. It has also coordinated with local administrative organizations and relevant agencies in the area to inspect embankments and flood prevention lines to ensure they are strong and prevent water levels from overflowing across the embankments. It has also prepared disaster relief materials, equipment, and machinery to prepare for operations to assist people 24 hours a day.
For the public, please follow news from the government closely, strictly follow the advice and prepare to deal with disaster situations that may occur. If you are affected by a disaster, you can report the incident and ask for help via the Line “DDPM Report 1784” by adding the Line ID @1784DDPM and the 1784 safety hotline 24 hours a day. In addition, the public can follow the disaster warning announcements on the “THAI DISASTER ALERT” application anywhere, anytime.
Source: Thai News Agency