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Storms force dam discharge
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/08/2018
» The Nam Un dam in Sakon Nakhon is now holding 102% of its safe maximum capacity, necessitating continued discharge of water downstream with the dam is expected to take more inflow later this week.
Storms force dam discharge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/08/2018
» The Nam Un dam in Sakon Nakhon is now holding 102% of its safe maximum capacity, necessitating continued discharge of water downstream with the dam is expected to take more inflow later this week.
107 reservoirs brace for more monsoon rain
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/08/2018
» As many as 107 reservoirs are approaching maximum holding capacity as technicians race against time to drain them before further monsoons hit the country later this month.
Discharge rate increased at Hua Na dam in Si Sa Ket
Published on 06/08/2018
» SI SA KET: Fourteen sluice gates have been opened wider at Hua Na dam in Kanthararom district to release excess water from the reservoir, which is holding 7% more than its intended capacity, according to local officials.
The perils of big hydro
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 05/08/2018
» The collapse of a saddle dam in the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectric power project in Attapeu province in Laos on July 22, unleashed a massive volume of floodwater which inundated villages in the province.
Laos dam disaster a warning for Thailand
News, Editorial, Published on 05/08/2018
» The breach of Xe Pian Xe Namnoy dam in southern Laos that killed dozens of villagers, with several still missing, should be a wake-up call for Thai authorities who this week issued disaster warnings while rolling up their sleeves for possible incidents.
Flood crisis centre set up to monitor rising dam reservoirs
Online Reporters, Published on 03/08/2018
» A "centre for managing the flood crisis" was set up on Friday to monitor the rapidly rising levels of water in reservoirs nationwide as discharge rates are stepped up at three major dams reaching the limit of their storage capacities.
Govt sounds alert as dam levels rise
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/08/2018
» The government will set up a "war room" Friday to closely monitor reservoirs which are reaching the limit of their storage capacities.
11 dams reaching their storage limit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/08/2018
» Eleven major dams are reaching the limit of their storage capacities, which is putting them at risk of flooding, according to the Royal Irrigation Department (RID).
Dam calamity a wake-up call for Mekong hazards
News, Apichai Sunchindah, Published on 31/07/2018
» The recent case of the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy dam collapse in Laos is a timely reminder that there are potential hazardous factors associated with the failure of storage dams. These include large mass movements into a reservoir close to the dam such as a sudden influx of water and/or huge falling rocks, design errors, poor construction, faulty operation of reservoirs, sabotage, terrorism, acts of war and seismic risks.