Cabinet approves B620m fund to tackle forest fires, smog

The cabinet has approved a 620 million baht central fund allocation to combat the PM2.5 dust haze and forest fires that constantly pollute a large portion of the nation. &nbsp,

According to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the cabinet meeting approved the 620 million baht finance to deal with bush fires and dangerous dust this time, as suggested by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

She had advised businesses to make the right decisions with it. &nbsp,

During the regular conference, the cabinet considered steps to maintain PM2.5 pollution. According to Ms. Paetongtarn, the Ministry of Interior had instructed all provincial rulers to deal with the crisis and to forbid the burning of grain trash.

To guarantee total preparation to fight forest fires, the department was also working closely with security organizations, the department of natural resources and atmosphere, and the ministry of agriculture and cooperatives.

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security had been given the task of looking after the most susceptible populations. &nbsp,

In all agrarian regions, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives would be on the lookout for produce debris burning. Those found breaking the government’s restrictions on burning out would not be permitted to receive financial aid. &nbsp,

The burning restrictions ran from June 1 this time until May 31 of that year. Allows may be carried out to lessen the amount of dangerous dust in the air, according to Ms. Paetongtarn.

The Transport Ministry’s present plan, free travel on public trucks and electric carriages, had reduced the amount of traffic on Bangkok’s streets by 500, 000 cars a morning, according to&nbsp, the prime minister. &nbsp,

The Industry Ministry had enlisted the assistance of sugar producers and businesses, and asked them to minimize the wood purchased from areas that are burned by 25 % per day.

According to the prime minister, the ministry had put a lot of emphasis on this initiative, which effectively reduced sugarcane burning by 10 % per day.

According to Ms. Paetongtarn, the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Asean were collaborating to address the haze issue.

The leader of the Progressive Movement, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, claimed that the government kept issuing orders to combat PM2.5 dust pollution but did not follow up on them. The prime minister refuted this claim. She claimed that every ministry had closely monitored the way the measures were being implemented. &nbsp,