(Photo by Chudet Sihawong)He said both Bhumibol Dam in Tak province and Sirikit Dam in Uttaradit have additional capacity, about 30% for Bhumibol and a little less than 20% for Sirikit. As of Oct 14, the volume of water at Bhumibol Dam was 9.24 billion cu/m, 69% of its capacity, and Sirikit Dam 7.97 billion cu/m, or 84% full. The two dams can still take more water for consumption and agriculture in the next dry season, he added. Torrential rain and the Chao Phraya dam are the culprits. This year, flooding in Bangkok has been caused by torrential rains, not water released from the big northern dams as was the case in 2011.

Source: Bangkok Post October 16, 2017 01:52 UTC