Fed-up residents force open water sluice gates

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Fed-up residents force open water sluice gates

Bang Chan Industrial Estate faces flood risk

Published: 1/11/2011 at 08:42 AM
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Bang Chan Industrial Estate in the eastern Bangkok suburban district is in more danger of flooding after angry protesters forced the government to open wider a sluice gate in Klong Sam Wa to allow more water to flow from their inundated commuunities.

About 500 people block Nimitmai Road in Khlong Sam Wa district to demand the Khlong Sam Wa sluice gate be opened wider, from 70cm to 1.5m. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration eventually agreed to open the sluice gate by 80cm. TAWEECHAI TAWATPAKORN

The overflow from northen runoff will threaten the industrial estate located in Min Buri district now that the gate has been opened wider.

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bangmodken
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Discussion 43 : 07/11/2011 at 07:03 PM43
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BKK-Farang D22 is spot on! AV offered his help but was rejected,most likely out of fear that he would become even more popular than he already is.
Despite continuous deadly terror-attacks against security-forces and others in the months leading to the crackdown,he did everything to avoid bloodshed(the 3 day televised meeting with core-red-shirt-leaders where AV bent over backwards to please them)and was rejected there too,most likely because an agreement with AV would prove UDD's arguements of a violent,oppressive regime to be untrue.
I think his vacation in Maldives is well deserved.
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Discussion 42 : 01/11/2011 at 06:53 PM42
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where is the honest politician who put all the high placed people in jail for this disaster
the flood is not the course, but the lifestyle and manage the country by the gouverment for many years for own profit.
i have a lot of questions and answers.
but we cant speak free i think just like in holland we can.
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Discussion 41 : 01/11/2011 at 06:35 PM41
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Gov Sukhumbhand is already in the line of fire. Many knowledgable professionals already credit bangkok being in trouble with Gov Sukhumbhand decision not to close flood gates 2 weeks ago when the water was well north of bangkok and could have been diverted. That is why Yingluck had to use the emergency laws to take over, because this man kept interfering with the orders of water drainage professionals that know a great deal more than him. That is a direct quote from a bangkok post article in the print version yesterday.
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Discussion 40 : 01/11/2011 at 06:24 PM40
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The let it flow mentality is what killed 384 people so far .Until there is a permanent water management programme sandbagging is all Thailand has got .
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Discussion 39 : 01/11/2011 at 06:10 PM39
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EnglishBob, I wouldn't be the least concerned about damage. I'd let the water go and let it flood, let it flood, let it flood. Ease the pain for those on the upside of the retention walls and get rid of the water fast - time should have been of the essence: but, it wasn't. Early last week I was lucky to get a lift along a flooded Vipavadi Road with a 4 x 4 driver - I saw first hand the ordeal some people had to suffer, walking sometimes chest high in polluted water, some with children (who we helped). When we reached south of Don Muang the road was dry, everything seemed so bright. I wondered whether those in the "Walled City" really understood the plight of their fellow citizens just a few kms away?
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Discussion 38 : 01/11/2011 at 06:09 PM38
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The Thai mentality of save me, screw you is prevalent in all manners of Thai Society. From bottled water at 40 baht a bottle, to 150 baht for 10 eggs, save me and screw you is the message. Politicians greed started this love of money, who can blame for the lower classes from behaving the same? Save me, screw you, the new Thailand.
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Discussion 37 : 01/11/2011 at 05:21 PM37
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Amerman dis # 33, sorry to hear that you house was flooded. We are in the middle of a nation wide disaster and a lot will depends on your own wits and not wait for the authority to have a rescue team in every places. Like you, I wade out from my flooded house and I have been wading daily in and out of my factory with my men to bring out whatever can be salvage. Do what you can by yourself and if there is available help, grap it and count yourself lucky. Complaining will not help you.
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Discussion 36 : 01/11/2011 at 04:43 PM36
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Where are the police? Why is it army does this, army does that? Where is the rule of law? Yes my home is flooded no I do not think that I should break down the dikes to that my neighbor can be flooded too. I am flooded already if I can spare someone from being in my situation, whomever they are I want to. What other way is there to think? What is the point of making others miserable just because you are? Yes, I have been going to areas not near my own to help try to save those. Why would I need a reason/compensation other than being human to help someone else? Is this what the world has come to or just local people?
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Discussion 35 : 01/11/2011 at 04:29 PM35
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Before PT fought for the poor people with words. Now that action is required they flood the poor to save the rich. I cant wait for the next election.
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Discussion 34 : 01/11/2011 at 04:27 PM34
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How do you convince one village to sacrifice everything they have - to save other villages and industrial states downstream?
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