Water agency cancels water flow testing east of Bangkok after heavy rain

[News Bandit]

BANGKOK, Sept 7 – The plan to test water draining preparedness in eastern Bangkok’s canal system on Friday have been cancelled due to the large amount of rain yesterday, according to  Dr Royal Chitradon, chairman of the Water and Flood Management Commission's sub-committee on water situation analysis.

Dr Royal, who directs the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute, said the rainfall was measured at 60-90 millimetres over wide areas, raising the water level in Klong Song to 1.02 metres from mean sea level despite no additional water from upstream being discharged to the canal.

He said that last night, all equipment prepared for the test was used to drain the water. All seven water pushing machines drained water satisfactorily and effectively within two hours. It was seen that the water level downstream in Klong Lat Phrao dropped quickly.

Dr Royal said the water agency will discuss today whether the drainage test in Bangkok's’ eastern canals should be rescheduled.

The government’s first test was conducted Wednesday along the canal network in the west side of the capital. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the overall testing on Wednesday was completed satisfactorily–both in terms of the performance of government officials and the flow of water.

The test is aimed at helping the water agency to evaluate the effectiveness of the canals and pumps in draining water into the sea in preparation of the northern run-off in October. (MCOT online news)
 

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