People living in three districts of Chainat province have been advised to move their valuables to higher ground quickly and to be aware of the risk from electric shocks, as the water level in the Chao Phraya River, upstream of the Chao Phraya Dam, has been rising steadily.
The Royal Irrigation Department reports that it has reduced the rate of discharge through the dam to a maximum of 2,000m3/s, in order to ease the impact of flooding in low-lying areas downstream.
It said that this measure is temporary, to divert excess water to into catchment areas, but it has caused the level of Chao Phraya River upstream of the dam to increase by about 35cm.
People living in 12 sub-districts of Muang, Wat Sing and Manorom districts of Chainat have been advised to move their belongings to higher ground as a precaution and to keep themselves abreast of water conditions via state media.
According to the Royal Irrigation Department, the volume of water flowing into the Chao Phraya River has been measured at 2,040m3/s, at the sluice gate in Nakhon Sawan, and at 2,214m3/s in Chainat province. The volume of water being discharged through the dam is averaging 1,900 cubic metres/second.
