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Faster flood drainage touted in Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/09/2025
» Flood-prone areas across the city are now able to drain much faster than they did in 2022, following the completion of key infrastructure projects, says the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
BMA building dikes in risk areas
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/09/2024
» Each year during the monsoon season, Rong Si community in Yannawa district gets inundated by runoff water from the North. The community's residents believe when the runoff from the North arrives in Bangkok in early October, the floods in the area will be much worse.
Triathletes are lab rats for Seine cleanup stunt
News, David Fickling, Published on 01/08/2024
» What's not to like about a sparkling bathing spot in the middle of a global city?
British water privatisation offers cautionary tale
News, Lara Williams, Published on 11/07/2023
» Bills are never popular. They're especially unwelcome when it comes to paying for something that falls from the sky. Unfortunately, as Britain's water systems struggle under financial mismanagement and the pressures of climate change, higher water costs are something consumers are all going to have to swallow.
Bangkok girds for more heavy rain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked private company employees to work from home to avoid traffic congestion as heavy rain is forecast across the capital from Wednesday until Friday.
Chadchart plans 'flood highway'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has proposed building a so-called flood highway that would allow run-off from areas upstream of Bangkok to drain faster and directly into the sea.
Chadchart needs more time on the job
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sitttipunt has come under fire from critics over failing to solve flood problems in the capital after it was lashed with heavy rain last Tuesday night.
Record rain overwhelming city canals
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/09/2022
» Some of the heaviest rain to have fallen on Bangkok in two decades began on Tuesday evening and has overwhelmed the capital's main canals, making it difficult to drain the excess water from some parts of the city, said governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Wednesday.
City Hall refuses to be sunk by floods
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 08/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing a major redevelopment of the capital's drainage system to increase its drainage capacity in a fresh drive to combat the city's flood problem.
Drain gang returns to city sewers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/06/2022
» The first group of inmates deployed to unclog sewer and drainage systems in Bangkok since the Covid-19 pandemic began two years ago started work yesterday, City Hall said.