Chiang Mai’s Air Pollution Remains of Concern
Many provinces in the northern region were still affected by high PM2.5 air pollution for three days in a row on Friday.
Many provinces in the northern region were still affected by high PM2.5 air pollution for three days in a row on Friday.
The Pollution Control Department urged people to minimize their car use and stop open-air burning as the levels of fine dust were hazardous in the Central Plain.
The Pollution Control Department detected the hazardous levels of fine dust in Bangkok and other central plain provinces.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered relevant organizations to enforce laws strictly to reduce smog and ask operators and people to cooperate.
Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said the farmers who burnt their sugarcane fields would not receive assistance from the government.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha extended moral support to firefighters working in forests because they must fight persistent burning of forests
Haze hits the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai where the levels of particulate matteres remain high for several days.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today visited the northern provinces of Nan and Phayao to follow up water management,
The Department of Energy Business encourages Thai motorists to use biodiesel B10 and B20 that can help reduce smog by 3.5-25%.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered concerned organizations to conduct serious campaigns and law enforcement to control smog.
Many northern provinces have encountered unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter due to wildfire.
People in Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak provinces in the North were suffering from thick smog due to wildfire.