"Irrigation Dept"

The 22.5-kilometre-long drainage canal being dug up in Ayutthaya is more than 20 per cent complete and is on target for completion next year, a senior irrigation official said on Tuesday.

Irrigation Department chief Somkiart Prajamwong on Saturday denied that the department had released water from the Bhumibol Dam to flood Bangkok.

The Irrigation Department yesterday dismissed speculation that it was considering using so-called “dead storage”