PUBLISHED: 30 Jan 2025 at 19: 16
The government has announced a “no-burn” estimate in a bid to control air pollutants, with abuse lined up for offenders.
According to Jirayu Houngsub, a spokeswoman for the government, the ban comes after a sluggish air flow forecast that will affect the PM2.5 situation until February 3.
Mr. Jirayu, an expert to the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Committee, claimed the committee recommended a global using ban while promoting related measures in areas with high waste in an effort to reduce pollution at its roots.
Local officials are instructed to strictly enforce the order, and they should often report to the commission on progress, according to Mr. Jirayu.
According to Mr. Jirayu, the council also mandated that the Public Health Ministry send emergency health team to assist people in high-risk groups, including those who have heart disease, are nursing babies and toddlers, the elder, and pregnant women.
According to the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Committee, the country’s highest rates of PM2.5 focus were reported in Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Nonthaburi, Saraburi, Phetchaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakorn, and Prachuap Khiri Khan.
The government was lately given 1.1 million N95-type faces by the Public Health Ministry. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) also handed out 377, 000 masks to people in high-risk groups.
However, during Thursday’s House meet, opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut questioned the president’s decentralisation effort for waste protection. He claimed that the Pheu Thai-led state lacked every critère for pollution power.
Mr Natthaphong questioned the president’s 620-million-baht core budget allocation for forest fireplace administration in 1, 800 places in 14 regions. The budget program simply allocated 90 locations to the provinces with high levels of forest fire risk, and not many others.
Deputy Prasert Jantararuangtong, who represents Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, stated that a portion of the funds has been allocated to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigations to organize protective training for officials nationwide.