inundationThese sluice gates have a combined capacity to drain 14 million cubic metres of water via the Klong Premprachakorn canal, but floodwaters cannot reach the gates due to many obstacles on the way, he said.This short-term solution was assigned to the five district offices and the BMA Department of Drainage and Sewerage at a meeting on Tuesday following severe flooding, especially in northern Bangkok, on Monday, he said. He added that water management was a nationwide issue that required a balanced management approach, otherwise the capital would be flooded again. The premier also said that some people have to make sacrifices for the sake of the majority. Prayut added that water-management authorities would see which areas should be used for flood drainage and affected farmers would be compensated according to the damages incurred. "An hour of rain can lead to 40-centimetre-deep floods and it takes eight hours to drain.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 05, 2016 17:15 UTC