(25/10/2011)
 As
Bangkok is the country’s most important economic area, measures have
been implemented to protect the city from flooding. The Government has
also adopted His Majesty the King’s advice on efforts to deal
effectively with the flooding situation.All relevant agencies have dredged canals in order to widen waterways, while weeds in various canals have also been eliminated to facilitate water flow. According to the book Harmony with Nature: The Royal Wisdom of King Bhumibol, published by the Government Public Relations Department (PRD) on the occasion of His Majesty’s seventh cycle, or 84th, birthday anniversary this year, the mitigation and prevention of flooding involve three issues: blocking flood water, draining excess water, and finding appropriate locations for water retention. Flooding in Bangkok is normally caused by three phenomena in combination. The first one is caused by excess water from the North, with the monsoon causing heavy rains in the North and the Northeast from July to August, including influences from tropical storms, resulting in downpours in the watershed areas, with flood water reaching Bangkok around September to October. The second phenomenon is caused by tidal surges in the Gulf of Thailand from October to November when the tide reaches its peak, obstructing the flow from the Chao Phraya River. The third one is caused by rainwater, with heavy rains in Bangkok and the central plains due to tropical storms. His Majesty commanded the embankments to be built in twofold, for the inner and the outer city, and drained off to the sea in Samut Prakan, as the solution to flooding in Bangkok. He also gave several ideas for accelerating water drainage to the sea, so that people living outside the embankment would not have to face stagnant flood waters. His Majesty initiated the Khlong Lat Pho Floodgate Project in Samut Prakan province to serve as a shortcut for the Chao Phraya River to drain into the sea more quickly, and this will help tackle flooding in Bangkok and its vicinity. He granted the Kaem Ling – Monkey’s Cheek – irrigation project for the solving of recurrent floods in Bangkok and its vicinity. It was when Bangkok suffered a great flood in 1995 that His Majesty got the idea of building lakes, swamps, or reservoirs, to store flood water and release it into the sea when the water is lower, like the monkey temporarily holding bananas in its cheeks. His Majesty the King suggested that the Royal Irrigation Department construct embankments around the area to the east of Bangkok to prevent flooding; they form Rom Klao Road, otherwise known as the “royal-initiative embankment.” Across Bangkok, there are currently more than 20 flood storage swamps working as monkey cheek pouches, some under the supervision of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the others under other government units or private organizations. |
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