(29/11/2011)
The building of flood
ways, or water ways, has been proposed to facilitate water drainage, as a
sustainable solution to the flood problem in the central region of
Thailand.
The proposal was discussed at a meeting of the subcommittee on sustainable solutions to water resources management, chaired by Mr. Kitcha Polpars, who is also Advisor to the Office of the Royal Development Project Board. The subcommittee was set up by the Strategic Committee for Water Resources Management, chaired by the Prime Minister. Mr. Kitcha said that apart from being used for water drainage during the flooding season, the proposed flood ways could also be used as logistics routes during normal times. They should be built in both eastern and western parts of Bangkok. In the eastern part of the capital, it has been suggested that the flood ways start from Min Buri district passing through Nong Chok district, before water is drained into the sea. In the western part, he said, they should begin in Bang Yai and Bang Bua Thong districts in Nonthaburi province, before water is drained into the Tha Chin River. Since water drainage in the Tha Chin River is rather slow now, Mr. Kitcha suggested that more water drainage systems be built, with the use of the Khlong Lat Pho Floodgate Project in Samut Prakan province as an example. The project came about at His Majesty the King’s initiative to drain water into the sea more quickly. He believes that this method will be more cost-effective and viable than the Chao Phraya 2 Project. Mr. Kitcha said that the construction of a large dam or reservoir should also be taken into consideration, one that would be able to store at least 1,000 million cubic meters of water flowing from the Yom River each year. About 3,000 million cubic meters of water flow into the Yom River on a yearly basis. Regarding long-term water management, Mr. Kitcha said that more kaem ling (Monkey’s Cheek) projects would be constructed in order to accommodate large volumes of water flowing from the upper central region to the lower central region. Kaem ling is a well-known flood-control project initiated by His Majesty the King. His Majesty observed that most monkeys, when they obtain bananas, usually store them in their mouths, and then they gradually chew and swallow them. He realized that it could work as a concept for water detention, that is, by temporarily storing excessive water during heavy rains and afterwards gradually draining it. This technique can help alleviate the flood problem effectively. |
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