Chao Phraya water level hits new high

Published: 28/10/2011 at 02:21 PM
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The water level of the Chao Phraya river was measured at 2.47 metres above mean sea level this morning, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said Friday.

MR Sukhumbhand said after inspecting the water level from Phra Pinklao bridge to Siriraj Hospital that the Chao Phraya had risen to a new high.The governor said he agreed with the government's Flood Relief Operations Centre's plan to dig channels across five major roads in an attempt to improve the flow of the massive volume of floodwater bearing down on the capital's inner areas out to sea.However, the plan should be carried out cautiously as it could affect people living near the five roads, he said.The roads are Pracha Ruam Jai, Rat Uthit Road, Suwinthawong Road,...

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ricefield
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Discussion 3 : 28/10/2011 at 09:41 PM3
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Disc 1 - Knock a glass of water over on your table and then continually poor more on one site while sprinkling it on top and tell us where it's going to go. The problem is now so immense with so many variables that likely no one, but mother nature, really knows the answer.
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Discussion 2 : 28/10/2011 at 01:35 PM2
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"However, the plan should be carried out cautiously as it could affect people living near the five roads, he said."

Yah think?
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Discussion 1 : 28/10/2011 at 12:52 PM1
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Why are they still keeping it a secret about how high the water is going to go? They do know how much water is coming, why are they still not telling everyone the truth?

It is the job of the two water management agencies to know exactly how much water is in the rivers, and where it is going. That is their job, and they do know how to measure the water that is on its way to Bangkok, and tell exactly what it will do. Why still all the secrets?
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