Bangkok, Oct. 20 – Minister of Natural Resources and Environment orders the Pollution Control Department to join forces with Bangkok. Dealing with PM 2.5 dust , Bangkok emphasizes 4 policies: "accurate, fast, timely, and efficient" to protect public health.
Police General Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr. Chatchart Sitthiphan, Governor of Bangkok Participated in the press conference on dealing with the PM2.5 dust situation in Bangkok in 2024 at Meeting Room 1, 2nd Floor, Thiamkhomkrit Building, Royal Forest Department.
Police General Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (Minister of Natural Resources and Environment), said that the government is focused on solving the PM2.5 dust problem in order to protect the health of the people. Therefore, a committee was appointed to manage air pollution problems for sustainability, which the Minister. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is the chairman to act as a mechanism to expedite the implementation of measures to reduce PM2.5 dust and currently Bangkok It's about to start entering a dust situation. And next year, the El Niño phenomenon will result in more drought. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has prepared measures to deal with the dust situation. Both controlling fires in the forest Burning in agricultural areas and control of dust generation in urban areas like Bangkok.
The important thing is Must lead to urgent action immediately, especially Controlling dust sources from vehicles Ministry of Transport, Traffic Police, Ministry of Energy Pollution Control Department and Bangkok Strict inspection/detection of black smoke vehicles, especially those entering inner city areas. Car inspection Strict traffic discipline construction area People must be supported in maintaining their cars. Traveling by electric train and public transportation Full use of Euro 5 oil and Ministry of Industry All factories with a high risk of dust emissions must be controlled. for outer space Ask Bangkok to support farmers and help them not burn rice straw stubble. Finally, there must be proactive, targeted, continuous, and frequent communication before, during, and after the situation. Notification of the dust situation must be thorough, equitable, and timely so that the public receives timely and accurate information.
Police General Patcharawat also said that This year, the government sector has prepared quickly before the dust situation. and ready to proceed fully But we must join forces in every sector. Including the people To be able to cope with dust situations that are expected to be severe.
Mr. Pinsak Suraswadi, Director-General of the Pollution Control Department, said that the main source of pollution in Bangkok comes from almost 57% of diesel cars, which are trucks and pickups. In addition, this year there has been an improvement to the PM2.5 dust standard and the air quality index has become more intense. To prevent impacts on health, which will allow the public to be quickly notified. And this year, the measures have been raised to be more intense than last year. It has been prepared as a measure to solve the problem of toxic dust PM2.5 in 2024, which has prepared for dealing with dust. both in promoting low sulfur oil reduce dust Development of a system for monitoring burning in agricultural areas and forest areas, accelerate the adoption of the GAP PM2.5 Free system and promote agricultural products free of burning.
Mr. Chatchart Sitthiphan, Governor of Bangkok, said that Bangkok has prepared to deal with the PM2.5 dust situation in the Bangkok area. We have prepared a 365-day dust reduction plan, starting with monitoring and surveillance, and creating a riskmap to put it on a map that will allow us to access the area immediately. The AirBKK application has been improved to help people plan their travel and protect themselves. open burning Use the people as a united front By dividing the reward money for the arrest to those who report the incident, eliminating the source by checking black smoke at the source, bus depots, and construction areas. protect the public By making a dust-free room A purifier is installed. Issuing WFH measures in collaboration with the Pollution Control Department in forecasting Currently there are private companies participating, including more than 40,000 employees who can cooperate immediately. In addition, every school in Bangkok has to raise flags in 437 places so that children know. and will tell the family for parents and citizens to participate
Mr. Jatuporn Buruspat emphasized the policy of 4 points, which are "accurate, fast, timely, efficient". Accurate, warning that information must be accurate. Emphasis must be placed on communication to create awareness quickly. Agencies prepare and act quickly and in a timely manner. When a crisis occurs, they must take care of the people immediately, such as dust-free rooms, WFH and efficiency
Source: Thai News Agency