Poll: Thai state officials ‘inefficient’ in tackling PM2.5 dust

According to a study conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, the majority of Bangkok residents said state organizations that were working on the PM2.5 problems were somewhat ineffective in their job and the government’s week-long present of free public transportation would have little to do to help the issue. &nbsp,

Asked for their input on the efficiency of government agencies tasked with addressing the air pollution in the capital, 41.15 % of respondents said they were somewhat inefficient, 35.34 % completely inefficient, 20.38 % somewhat efficient and only 3.13 % very efficient. &nbsp,

Asked how much the free public transport campaign helped address the city’s PM2.5 crisis, 34.89 % said very little, 33.89 % not at all, 24.50 % helped somewhat and only 6.72 % helped significantly. &nbsp,

On both initiatives to co-operate with personal and public sector companies to help staff members to work from home, and City Hall’s order to close educational institutions, the opinions were dissented. The poll showed that 34.89 % of respondents said the measures somewhat helped address the problem, 33.21 % very little, 24.50 % not at all and 8.47 % significantly helped.

Finally, when asked which state company they thought was best tackle the fine dust pollution in Bangkok, the answers various as follows: &nbsp,

41.15 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Pollution Control Department

34.27 %&nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration &nbsp,

27.02 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation&nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp,

20.23 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Department of Land Transport

17.56 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, no agency at all

16.34 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Ministry of Industry&nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp,

13.89 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

12.67 %&nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Office of the Prime Minister

12.44 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Ministry of Interior

10.46 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Royal Thai Police

9.39 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

8.70 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Ministry of Defence

8.47 %&nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Ministry of Commerce

7.79 % &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp, Ministry of Finance

The Nida Poll was conducted by phone conversations on Jan 27-28 with 1, 310 individuals aged 18 and over of several levels of education, wages and activities in Bangkok.