Industrial estate battles floodwater
THE AMATA NAKORN Industrial Estate in Chon Buri is facing a severe battle keeping out floodwaters, which have forced 15 factories in its compound to suspend operations.
Another 78 factories outside the protection of estates, mainly in the Northeast, have reportedly been inundated.
The factories in the Amata Nakorn estate are not under water, but have been temporarily closed because of the difficulties their employees are having getting to work.
Some public areas within the estate are inundated. The highest floodwater level is between 30 and 40 centimetres.
"We expect to drain all floodwater from the estate within one or two days, if no more rain comes," Amata Corporation's chief marketing officer Viboon Kromadit said yesterday.
With support from various agencies, more than 100 pumps are working hard to clear all the floodwater. Some 43 boats have also been commissioned to help facilitate the flow of water out of the estate.
Amata Corporation operates the Amata Nakorn estate.
Royal Irrigation Department deputy director-general Suthep Noipairoj said the industrial estate was located in a low-lying area that was prone to take in run-off water from nearby areas.
Suthep said that water drainage would need to be done carefully out of concern for local communities already struggling with floods in the face of high tides. "The industrial estate and authorities will have to minimise the impact on these communities," he said.
Meanwhile, Industry Ministry inspector-general Panithan Jindaphu said 78 factories outside the industrial estates had been flooded, mostly in the Northeast. He calculated the combined damage at about Bt85 million.
Of the total, 70 are small-scale businesses and eight are medium-sized.
These factories are located in 12 provinces: 11 in Ubon Ratchathani, 16 in Si Sa Ket, 13 in Nakhon Nayok, seven in Prachin Buri, five each in Chanthaburi and Chaiyaphum, six in Angthong, eight in Sa Kaew, two in Buri Ram, three in Nakhon Ratchasima and one each in Ayutthaya and Chachoengsao.
"Remedial measures will include waivers of licensing fees. We will also discuss with other agencies the offering of soft loans, as was done in 2011," Panithan said.
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