2 areas have been designated hazard areas.
PUBLISHED: 25 Mar 2025 at 04: 46
Locations in two Chiang Mai regions where fire have been burning for the past two days have been designated disaster zones as regional authorities struggle to control the fires.
Five sub-districts in Chiang Dao and Omkoi towns were designated crisis areas, according to Chiang Mai government Nirat Phongsittithaworn’s announcement on Monday. He claimed that the action was required to aid men and state officials in surveillance spots, preventing man-made fires, and apprehending and prosecuting offenders.
According to Mr. Nirat, it is hoped that these methods will help to have the fire while facilitating and accelerating recovery operations.
On March 12, fire in the Chiang Dao city started, and they have affected 17 settlements in the Chiang Dao and Ping Khong subdistricts.
Five settlements in Yang Piang, Mae Tuen, and Mon Chong subdistricts have been affected by fires that erupted on March 14 in Omkoi city.
Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, and Mae Hong Son were all affected by the cloud created by the fire, according to the Environment and Pollution Control Office on Monday.
According to the report, PM2.5 rates were higher in some places in these four northern regions.
With PM2.5 levels ranging from 83.3 to 90 microgrammes per cubic meter ( g/m3 ), ultrafine dust in some areas of Chiang Mai’s Muang, Chiang Dao, and Hod districts was deemed harmful to health.
With dust levels ranging from 89.5 % to 111.2 % g/m3, the situation in the nearby Lamphun’s Muang and Li districts and Mae Hong Son’s Muang and Pai districts was even worse.
57 provinces, including Bangkok, reported high PM2.5 dust levels on Monday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency ( Gistda ).
The North, Northeast, Central Plains, and East all had dangerous PM2.5 amounts, with the South having lower rates.
Bueng Kan had the highest dust level at 146.2µg/m³, followed by Nong Khai ( 131.5 ), Loei ( 121.3 ), Nan ( 118.1 ), Phrae ( 117.6), Mae Hong Son ( 114.1 ), Lampang ( 106.4), Sing Buri ( 105.4), Uttaradit ( 104.2 ), Nong Bua Lam Phu ( 104 ), Chai Nat ( 103.8 ), Udon Thani ( 103.5 ), Phitsanulok ( 103.4), Phayao ( 103 ), Sukhothai ( 102.9 ) and Bangkok (99.7 ).
The government has set a safe PM2.5 degree of 37.5 g/m3 as its recommended reading.