Deputy Secretary General of the National Wildlife Service Revealing that the flood water in Chiang Mai will flow into the Ping River. The water that floods Lampang will flow into the Wang River and then converge at Sam Ngao District, Tak Province. It is expected that the water will overflow the bank and the barrage will burst. Then it will flow into the Bhumibol Dam, which still has the potential to support it. Mr. Paitun Kengkarchan, Deputy Secretary General of the National Water Resources Agency (NWRA), said that the overflowing water on the banks of the Ping River flooded some low-lying areas of Chiang Mai Municipality. caused by continuous heavy rain. The water in the Ping River will continue to flow to Tak Province, but some of the water overflowing from the Mae Kuang River will flow from Chiang Mai Province to Lamphun Province, which may cause overflowing of some areas. Then it will continue to Tak Province. As for the overflowing water from the Wang River. The flooding in Lampang Province was caused by heavy rain in Wang Nuea and Hang Chat Districts, as well as the drainage from the Kiw Kho Ma and Kiw Lom Dams, which exceeded the capacity, so the discharge had to be increased. This causes the water discharged from the end of the dam to join the water from the rain. The NTC. The Department of Irrigation and local administrations have warned to be vigilant and prepare for evacuation in both Chiang Mai and Lampang provinces in advance. The waters of the Ping River and the Wang River will converge at Sam Ngao District. It is predicted that the water will overflow the banks in Sam Ngao district and some barrages will break, which has alerted Tak province to be prepared for the situation. In addition, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation will also send SMS notifications to people in vulnerable areas. As for the Bhumibol Dam, it currently has about 56 percent of the water and can hold nearly 6,000 million cubic meters of water, so it can definitely handle the amount of water that floods in the Ping and Wang river basins. Source: Thai News Agency
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