BANGKOK, Dec 4 - Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Sunday reiterated that the capital will be flood free before December 31 as a New Year gift for Bangkok residents.
After presiding over alms giving to 185 monks at Sanam Luang royal ceremonial ground on the eve of His Majesty the King's birthday, the governor said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is working to block flooded areas and pump water out to clear remaining waterlogged areas.
Sunday afternoon, the governor said he would go to Soi Annex in Saimai district to oversee an operation to pump flooded water into Khlong Song.
In the most worrying area in western Bangkok, the governor said the BMA will install more water pumps to speed up drainage as the water level in two main canals –Khlong Thawi Wattana and Khlong Mahasawat remains high.
Meanwhile, flooding in Bang Khen district has eased with main roads turning dry. As some floodwaters remain in alleys, the district office is pumping floodwater into Khlong Bangbua.
Watcharaporn Kawayapanik Bang Khen district chief said the district is also working to pump out water from flooded Bang Khen underpass to open to traffic soon.
The work has caused floodwater from the underpass to overflow to the surface of Laksi roundabout.
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