The government is set to start a water flow test in Bangkok’s canals at 2 pm today to help it evaluate the effectiveness of the drainage system in canals on the western and eastern sides of the capital.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ordered closed circuit television monitors installed to monitor flood testing for Bangkok residents.
She stressed that the tests would be carried out carefully and the operation would stop immediately if problems occurred. The government will report the result of the testing to the public.
The test on the flood prevention system is due to be conducted today and Friday.
Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi who chairs the Water Resources Management and Flood Control Committee earlier said the test run, to be conducted in western and eastern Bangkok, is being done to prepare for northern runoff in October.
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