As mentioned that this study aims to understand the responses of flood victims and public sector involved
in flood after the flood receded, particular to identify the impacts of flood on Thai Rice in CPRB. This section
analyzes the findings in two major dimensions. Firstly, we interviewed the sample of farmers, who had
planted the second rice in Chum Saeng district at Nakhon Sawan province. They indicated that there was a
huge volume of water from lower northern Thailand attempting to move to the Gulf of Thailand. With each
local government worked hard to protect its own areas from floods, and there were many districts forced to
absorb massive amounts of water. Hence, the effect of inappropriate management and coordination, in the
Nakhon Sawan province and neighboring provinces obstructed flood water flow. All districts were inundated
with water more than 1 meter high in most areas, especially the planted area of second rice. In addition, they
also mentioned that an official warning informed too late and there was much confusion. It was caused
damage of the planted area of second rice, and their all rice products were not protected to solve any sudden
problem by large flood.
Secondly, we determined a set of questions on the impacts of flood toward Thai Rice by interviewing
experts of the national and local government officers involved in flood. According to the experts of the Thai
Meteorological Department, Royal Irrigation Department, and Department of Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation mentioned that they accepted the inappropriate management. In addition, there was no coordinate
and collaboration between various agencies, resulting in duplication of work in many areas of the CPRB.
Similar to the heads of Sena, Bang Ban, and Phak Hai districts at Ayutthaya province also referred that there
was an official warning came too late, as well as unclear coping and prevention plans from the central
government. Thus, this huge mass of water attacked as above second rice areas in Ayutthaya province and
neighboring provinces.