BANGKOK, 4 June 2019 (NNT) – Three operational centers have been prepared to monitor the water situation and give warnings for torrential waters in rainy season nationwide.
The Office of National Water Resources has assessed risk areas of torrential waters and given warnings to the public by linking data with other agencies. Measures of the three operation centers have been laid out to cope with torrential waters in rainy season nationwide. The intensity of the situation’s Level 1-2 is green upon the announcement of the Meteorological Department that rainy season has come. The Water Directing Center will act as a major coordinating and monitoring unit for daily analysis. Level 2-3 is yellow for the gathering of rainstorms or low pressures prevailing over Thailand, followed by heavy rains in many provinces. Three days of rains are forecast to make some 200 millimeters of water, accounting for over 60% of the water in waterways with the likelihood of more rainwater to come. The volume of water in water reservoirs has risen to over 60% and been inclined to gradually rise higher. The Temporary Crisis Center is expected to immediately operate in the middle of July.
Level 3-4 is red as the highest level of intensity of the situation affecting wide areas throughout the country. The Command Center with the Prime Minister as commander. The Office of National Water Resources will obtain reports on the intensity of the situation from all related agencies at three-hours interval for general risk areas and at one-hour interval for critical areas. Meetings of the Command Center will be held three times daily and data will be submitted to the Central Directorate for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation so that assistance measures for victims will be immediately provided.
