Bangkok (VNA) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has strengthened measures to respond to rising temperatures by deploying a network of BKK cooling spots and more than 2,800 free drinking water points to help protect residents from the summer heat.
BMA Governor Chadchart Sittipunt stressed the top priority to ensure residents have timely and equitable access to drinking water and air-conditioned spaces, noting that the extreme heatwave is forecast to last until mid-May.
The BMA has identified hundreds of strategic locations to help reduce the risk of heatstroke among residents. More than 600 cooling spots have been set up at parks, BMA-run schools, vocational colleges, health centres and 50 district offices. The city administration has also activated 2,806 clean drinking water stations across all 50 districts of the capital.
Chadchart said that although convenience stores remain easily accessible “cooling points” for many residents, the city administration continues to prioritise expanding public spaces to ensure that everyone can access support services during periods of extreme heat. He also urged district authorities to pay particular attention to vulnerable groups and people who regularly exercise outdoors.
In addition, the BMA governor announced a large-scale campaign to vaccinate and sterilise stray animals in the city, as extreme heat is often associated with a heightened risk of disease outbreaks./.
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