Thai PM requests air pollution be alleviated in seven days
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited some northern areas of this country on April 2 to examine local air pollution.
Chiang Mai city in northern Thailand is covered in smog (Photo: AFP/VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited some northern areas of this country on April 2 to examine local air pollution.
He visited the city of Chiang Mai, a renowned tourist destination that has been hit by prolonged smog recently, and the city of Chiang Rai, the venue of the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting this week.
The PM said he had ordered relevant agencies to alleviate the problem within seven days, starting with 1,900 targeted areas across nine provinces.
He added that the government has given out nearly 2 million masks to residents in the area.
Government data shows that the air quality index in Chiang Rai reached levels considered unhealthy at 240 to 250.
The Climate Change Data Centre at Chiang Mai University said the smog problem in the nine northern provinces is due to drought and more illegal burning in forests.
About 300 officials are expected to attend the ASEAN meeting in Chiang Rai this week. A senior official of the Thai Ministry of Finance said the country has prepared face masks for the participants, but it does not have any current plans to change the meeting venue or schedules. –VNA
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