Amata City Chonburi Deploys Pumps to Counter Flooding

The minister said the authority has been assessing water conditions 24 hours a day, focusing on Amata City Chonburi where persistent rain since September 25 has combined with external inflow to create standing water, especially in phases 6‑9, disrupting movement and some operations. Initial reports from IEAT governor Suthameth Tangprasert showed water levels of about 25 cm on September 25, increasing to roughly 70 cm in phases 7‑9 after rains on September 26‑27. On September 28 the estate began blocking and reinforcing dykes, increasing pump capacity and dredging the Phan Thong Canal, allowing phases 1‑6 and 10 to return to normal traffic by evening while phases 7‑9 remained under close watch. As of September 30, Varawut, together with IEAT governor Suthameth and Amata Corporation executives Vikrom and Wiwat Kromdith, ordered additional pumps to achieve 100 percent external water blockage, especially in phases 7‑9, and coordinated with the Royal Irrigation Department to maximize outflow into the Phan Thong Canal. No further rain was recorded, with 0 mm/h intensity and 24‑hour accumulations of 0 mm in Zone A, 14.5 mm in Zone B and 23.5 mm in Zone C. About 7 million square metres remain flooded, averaging 40 cm deep in phases 6‑9. The authority operates 26 flood‑prevention pumping stations with a combined capacity of 43,000 cubic metres per hour, about 20 km of dikes in phases 6‑9, reinforced sections where dykes collapsed, and has added mobile pumps of 8,000 cubic metres/hour and supplementary pumps of 5,500 cubic metres/hour. Internal retention ponds hold 32 million cubic metres, two external canal dredging sites have been completed, and water‑pushers installed at the Khlong Tha Seet and Khlong Khun Wisesh outlets.