Suphan Buri new 'monkey cheeks'

Published: 24/02/2012 at 05:03 PM
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Suphan Buri will retain floodwater on more than 400,000 rai of land in four districts, if needed to help manage future flooding, provincial deputy governor Supat Srisunthornpinit said on Friday.

The four districts are Muang, U Thong, Bang Pla Ma and Song Phi Nong, Mr Supat said. The areas allocated for this purpose were hit by flood water every year, he added.

The Central Plains province will allocate 50,783 rai of fields in four tambons of Muang district -- Koke Ko Tao, Don Tarn, Suan Tang and Sala Khao; 32,921 rai in three tambons of U Thong -- Don Makuar, Krajan and Yoong Talai; 189,453 rai in Bang Pla Ma and 128,980 rai in Song Phi Nong. These areas will be reserved as <i>kaem ling</i>, or monkey cheeks, water retention areas.

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bangna63
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Discussion 3 : 25/02/2012 at 10:02 AM3
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Something else to worry about is the fact that although the visible water has now receded, you have to think the land is still saturated and therefore will possibly flood more quickly this year if it happens.
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Discussion 2 : 25/02/2012 at 04:47 AM2
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The Kaem Ling retention ponds won't do much to ease the kind of slow flooding we got last year.
The ponds will just get filled up and the water will still have nowhere to go.

Meanwhile, that's 400,000 less rais to grow rice with...
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Discussion 1 : 24/02/2012 at 05:35 PM1
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Survey:“How to prepare for flood incidents in 2012”. ...Boat?
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