The Irrigation Department has installed more pumps to speed up the draining of floodwater from around Bangkok into the sea.
Director-general Prapis Chanma said two more hydroflow pumps had been installed at the Nang Hong water pumping station in tambon Khlong Dan of Bang Bo district in Samut Prakan, in addition to the six pumps sent there last week.
In Chachoengsao, which takes water from Bangkok's Lat Krabang district, two hydroflow pumps had been installed at the Tha Khai 1 water pumping station in tambon Tha Khai, Muang district.
In Nakhon Nayok, 12 pumps of three different capacities had been installed at the Sombun water pumping station in Ongkharak district. The additional pumps were to drain water from the lower Khlong Hok canal, which has taken water from inner Bangkok and Pathum Thani, into the Nakhon Nayok river. This would help reduce the volume of water running past Bangkok and alleviate flooding in Pathum Thani's low-lying areas.
Mr Prapis said the Irrigation Department would continue to provide assistance to areas affected by flooding until the situation returns to normal, or the end of the rainy season.
