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Flooding and water management in central Thailand

Overview

Following heavy rainfall in northern Thailand, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has implemented proactive measures to manage flooding in the Chao Phraya River basin. In Bangkok, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand is using large pumps to drain the Lat Krabang and Bang Chan industrial estates, where water levels in common areas have reached 20 to 50 centimeters. While water has entered common areas, officials reported no significant economic damage to factories.

To mitigate impacts on downstream communities, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is working to slow water flow in upper reaches, clear obstructions, and coordinate sluice gate usage with tidal patterns. As the RID increased the water discharge rate at the Chao Phraya Dam from 1,950 to 2,000 cubic meters per second, Ang Thong province faced rising risks. In Ang Thong, flooding has impacted the Mueang, Pa Mok, Wiset Chai Chan, and Chaiyo districts, with water levels at a critical telemetry station reaching 7.92 meters, just 8 centimeters below the 8-meter threshold.

More recently, the RID confirmed that discharge from the Chao Phraya and Pa Sak Jolasid dams is being managed to protect Bangkok’s embankments. The Chao Phraya Dam is currently discharging approximately 2,500 cubic meters per second. At the Sam Khok monitoring station in Pathum Thani, the average flow is approximately 2,382 cubic meters per second, remaining below the 3,600 cubic meter threshold that would threaten Bangkok. Meanwhile, the Pa Sak Jolasid Dam is utilizing a step-by-step discharge method to increase capacity for incoming water.

Entities

Royal Irrigation Department · Chao Phraya Dam · Chao Phraya River · Pa Sak Jolasid Dam · Thailand

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Royal Irrigation Department manages dam discharge to protect Bangkok

    Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department states that water discharge from the Chao Phraya and Pa Sak Jolasid dams will not affect Bangkok's flood embankments as management continues.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Ang Thong faces rising flood risks as Chao Phraya Dam increases water discharge

    The Royal Irrigation Department increased Chao Phraya Dam discharge to 2,000 cubic meters per second, threatening Ang Thong with rising river levels and ongoing flooding in four districts.

  3. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Thailand implements flood management in industrial zones and Chao Phraya basin

    Thai officials are managing flood risks in industrial estates and the Chao Phraya River basin through intensive pumping and proactive water distribution to mitigate monsoon-related flooding.

  4. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Thailand accelerates water drainage in Pathum Thani's Khlong Rangsit

    Thai officials are accelerating water drainage in Pathum Thani's Khlong Rangsit area, using sluice gates and pumping stations to move water toward the Chao Phraya River and the Gulf of Thailand.

  5. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Chao Phraya Dam increases discharge, raising flood risks in central Thailand

    Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department has warned of potential flooding in central provinces, including Ayutthaya, as the Chao Phraya Dam increases water discharge following heavy northern rainfall.

Sources

agrinewsthai.com · infoquest.co.th · innnews.co.th · naewna.com · newsclip.be · ptp.or.th · thaipost.net · thereporters.co · trjournalnews.com · x-bomberth.com

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