Bangkok, “Kenika” confirms that the government is not complacent in solving the problem of toxic dust. accelerate the draft The Clean Air Act will enter the House of Representatives quickly.
Ms. Kanika Aunjit, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, revealed that from the case of the draft debate. The Budget Act for the fiscal year 2024 has raised the issue of solving the PM 2.5 problem. The government under the leadership of Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. It has been carried out all along. and take proactive measures It can be seen from the time the government came into existence that Pol. Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chairman of the committee to manage air pollution problems for sustainability and has Mr. Kittirat Na Ranong as the Prime Minister’s Chief Advisor. is the vice chairman of the committee This committee is driven to solve problems at every level. without complacency Including pushin
g the draft Clean Air Management Act, B.E. … in order to be considered by the House of Representatives as soon as possible. At this time, the draft of the said Act is It is still under consideration by the Council of State. The Prime Minister will visit Chiang Mai province. To follow up on solving problems and listen to problems in the area during 10-12 Jan.
‘The government is focused on solving the PM 2.5 dust problem from upstream to downstream. By the Ministry of Natural Resources At this time, the dust season has been announced. Join hands with relevant agencies to jointly solve problems such as repeated burning of agricultural areas. Dust control in urban areas which controls the source of dust Proactively, there will be hot spot detection or Hotsport able to pinpoint where burning has begun. In rice fields, corn fields, sugarcane fields, or forest areas Then orders will be sent to the provincial operations center. Let’s go in and suppress the root cause,’ Ms. Kanika said.
Ms. Kanika also said that s
he would like to send public relations communications to the public. and asks for cooperation to refrain from burning in the open Including listening to notifications from the government. If there is any point found to have dust values ??that exceed the standard values. Or through the Air4Thai application where the dust situation will be reported every day. Including dust forecasts in advance to inform the public as well.
Source: Thai News Agency