Bangkok City Hall is putting a flood prevention scheme in place on the assumption that Bangkok will flood again this year.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) spokesman Mr. Wasan Meewong said that agencies are acting quickly to get contingency plans in place for flooding, especially given the recent amount of rain.
Mr. Wasan said that Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra had ordered canal dredging and sewer unclogging to be sped up and that high-capacity water pumps are being installed, NNT reported. He added that the city has learned from last year’s flooding and has a more efficient and effective plan this year.
The BMA also said that it will try to deliver compensation money to victims of last year’s flooding by July 29. Wasan said the BMA will receive allotted funds from the government and begin transferring it to victims by Krung Thai Bank on June 26.
According to an Assumption University ABAC poll, over 70% of Thais believe that the country will be hit by flood again this year.
