Prime Minister inspects preparations to cope with water from the North, preventing flooding in Bangkok. The Royal Irrigation Department and the Bangkok Governor are confident that they are fully prepared. Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister, traveled to inspect the water management of the Royal Irrigation Department to prepare for the water from the north that will flow down to the Bangkok area. She was welcomed by Ms. Narumon Pinyosinwat, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Mr. Suriyapol Nuchanong, Acting Director-General of the Royal Irrigation Department, Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, and Mr. Sutee Thongyam, Governor of Nonthaburi Province, who gave a warm welcome and reported on the plan to cope with the water from the north flowing into the Bangkok area. In the report, the rainfall this year is less than in 2011 and the water stored in dams and reservoirs is still low. In addition, in 2024, Thailand will have fewer storms than in 2011, which the Royal Irrigation Departmen t guarantees that there will be no flooding like in 2011. The Bangkok area is preparing to deal with the flooding problem that will come from water flowing down from the north, seawater rising, and rain falling in the area. The amount of water flowing down from the north is blocked by dams covering a distance of 88 kilometers. However, there will be 120 problem areas, 64 of which have been fixed, with the rest still in progress. The highest seawater rise in October will be on October 20. While the rainwater that falls is drained through minor canals, main canals and tunnels, the canals are initially dredged and the drainage pipes are cleaned to accommodate the rain that will fall this month. While the Prime Minister asked all parties to cooperate in preventing flooding in the Bangkok area, which Bangkokians are worried about whether flooding will occur or not, including helping to take care of agricultural areas along the river from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province down to Bangkok. Source: Thai News Age ncy