(Post Today photo)Water in a network of canals in the southern province of Chumphon is being drained off to prepare for heavy rain forecast from now until Sunday. Drainage has now started at Klong Tha Sae canal located at the northernmost part of the provincial flood prevention and mitigation project, he said. Khlong Tha Sae canal connects to the Klong Tha Tapao, Klong Sam Kaew, and Klong Hua Wang-Phanang Tak canals. The Nong Yai water retention pond holds about 1.415 million cu/m of water or about 54.6% of its full holding capacity of 3.121 million cu/m. The discharge rate at the dam was being lowered Wednesday from 38 million cubic metres per day to 30 million cu/m.

Source: Bangkok Post November 01, 2017 21:56 UTC