Today, Anucha Nakasai, a minister linked to the Prime Minister’s Office, toured Chai Nat to assess the damage caused by the recent flooding. If no more water enters the province, he thinks things will be back to normal very quickly.
Mr. Anucha went to the temple of Lad Senabadee and the nearby village of Ban Dak Kanon. A damaged levee let in a torrent of water, flooding the surrounding neighborhood. Roads have been washed away due to floods, making daily life difficult for those in affected areas.
According to Mr. Anucha, Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha has shown great concern for the villagers and has directed the relevant authorities to offer assistance to the best of their abilities.
According to Mr. Anucha, the Prime Minister is most worried about the situation in the Thanmamoon and Khao Thapra subdistricts to the north of the Chao Phraya Dam, where water leaking from the collapsed levee has already begun to spread.
Maintenance has begun. Given the lack of precipitation and other sources of water during this time, Mr. Anucha predicted that things would return to normal.
In the future, the government plans to raise the height of the impacted highways. Currently, it has instructed the province to aid the impacted communities and send out emergency teams.
The flooding calamity in Chai Nat has impacted 10 towns, 145 villages, and 30 subdistricts, affecting an estimated 8,250 families and around 13,920 hectares (16,994 rai) of farmlands.
