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The majority of people in Bangkok are confident that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s flood prevention system will save the capital from flooding this year, according to NIDA Poll.
The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) gauged the opinions of 1,310 people in various occupations, and of different educational backgrounds in Bangkok on September 18th and 19th, about how concerned they are over flooding in the city, after several northern and north-eastern provinces had been hit by serious flooding in recent weeks.
The poll shows that 27.79% of the respondents are not concerned at all and 21.06% are not especially concerned, against 17.33% who said they are very concerned and 33.82% are quite concerned.
Regarding their satisfaction with the drainage system, 17.79% are very satisfied and 42.14% are somewhat satisfied, while 10.38% are not satisfied at all and 28.09% are not fully satisfied.
When asked how confident they are with the flood prevention system, the poll shows that 14.05% are very confident and 37.25% are quite confident, against 15.65% who are not confident at all and 32.29% are not very confident.
