Premier to tackle government on measures
According to government official Jirayu Houngsub, prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is scheduled to give further instructions at a government meeting on Tuesday to address the cloud problem.
The issue of PM2.5 waste will be the target of the government meet after Ms Paetongtarn, upon returning from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, at the weekends, said the growing waste issue transcends national frontiers.
According to the top, Maris Sangiampongsa, the country’s foreign secretary, has been asked to discuss regional cooperation with Asean in order to address the crisis in the context of the country’s existing provincial frameworks.
The case will evaluate the actions taken by various ministers since October last year, according to Mr. Jirayu.
Key agencies, including the Department of Pollution Control, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency ( Gistda ) and the Industry Ministry, will report on their progress in combating the haze and improving air quality.
The prime minister will also give further instructions on how to deal with the cloud crisis, with particular attention given to managing bush fires in federal parks and dealing with agricultural losing, he said.
In Bangkok and surrounding provinces, the government will assign the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ), the Department of Land Transport, the Royal Thai Police, and the Ministry of Interior to address dust pollution.
According to Mr. Jirayu, the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Committee may concentrate its efforts on the regions that are significantly impacted by forest flames and burning activities somewhere.
According to the official, regions like Chiang Mai, which have made progress in improving air quality may get asked to share their haze-combatting practices so that other counties can follow suit.
Anutin Charnvirakul, the head of the national crisis prevention and prevention committee, will lead the meeting on Wednesday to review the progress made and explore potential solutions for various emergencies.
According to Mr. Jirayu, Minister of Defense Phumtham Wechayachai and Minister of Digital Economy and Society ( DES ) Prasert Jantararuangtong will be attending the meeting.
Mr. Anutin, who visited Chiang Mai on Monday to evaluate the management of forest flames, emphasized that the government is making more efforts to address the persistent cloud problems.
He claimed that human action is the main cause of waste, particularly as agricultural practices change. He argued that the government must uphold the law, and that those who break it must be made immediately aware of the consequences.
” Thailand is frequently facing monthly natural disasters. It starts with fog, followed by drought, storms, and warm weather, and the cycle repeats every time”, he said.
” We didn’t continue to live like this. Prevention is important, and the first move is to enforce the law, which can be done soon”.
He claimed that the prime minister has pledged to work with security forces and community health participants to solve the problem of cloud pollution.
Mr. Anutin noted that the issue has negative effects on the tourism industry, the surroundings, and health.
On Monday, the Labour Ministry and the Public Health Ministry both expressed concerns about the risky sand waste, but both assured that more work was being done to address the problem.
Those in high-risk regions are urged to take precautionary methods, such as wearing face masks outside.
Employees who become ill you get medical attention at the nearby hospitals and get in touch with the hospitals where they have been registered under the social security system as soon as possible.
Experience faces are being distributed to vulnerable groups in the places where the dangerous levels are in the orange and red areas, according to the Public Health Ministry.
From Tuesday westward, people in the affected regions can acquire face masks.
The government has an adequate hoard of faces for transmission, including 7.3 million medical masks and more than 600, 000 N95 faces.