Today (February 2) is another day when the condition of

and nearby provinces is in such a bad state that the governor "Chatchart Sitthiphan" has come out to give news.

To the tiny dust condition in Bangkok comes from 2 parts: closed weather conditions and very low winds, causing dust to circulate in Bangkok.

not drained

The source of the dust from the car.

and the burning of biomass on the outskirts, which found approximately 1,200 hot spots in Thailand.

Along with preparing a plan to solve the dust problem

"National Agenda" if the dust is higher than 75 micrograms per cubic meter for 3 consecutive days including the forecast

Various measures must be taken, which the BMA predicts that from 1-3 February 2023 there will be a dust value that exceeds the standard.

Therefore ordering agencies under Work From Home immediately 

from such issues

Thai Rath online news team

have contacted the person with

who directly supervises this area, said that part of the dust in Bangkok is caused by burning.

in areas surrounding Bangkok, which can be checked from the burn

by looking at the effect of the wind

If it's a southern wind blowing from the Gulf of Thailand

The dust won't go to the pile in Bangkok, but... when the northeast or south wind blows down.

It will result in the dust gathering in Bangkok and is in a still condition at the moment.

However, when delving into details, it was found that the dust problem in Bangkok can be classified as follows:

51% Cars, Trucks (Especially "Diesel")

21% Industrial

10% Household

6% Open Burning

1% Agriculture

1% Energy

0.5% Waste Management

9.5% Others

Mr. Chakkapan said he had to admit that

part of the agricultural sector

is the origin of PM 2.5 because when farmers

farmer finished harvest

I will clear the soil.

Because if not burned

It has to cost money and energy to dig stumps or rice stubble, and burning is the easiest method. For this reason, it is considered a dust problem that occurs every year. However, from the above information

The problem of dust coming from that car

Most of them come from cars that use diesel fuel.

4 level toxic dust warning plan

for plans to notify the public

and the action plan

Mr. Chakkapan said that we plan to divide into 4 levels according to the dust value, consisting of

Level 1: dust value not more than 37.5 micrograms/cubic meter

We will use 15 measures divided into 3 parts: monitoring, eliminating root causes and protecting people.

Level 2: The dust value is 37.6 - 50 micrograms/cubic meter, using 7 measures in 3 parts as well, such as root removal.

with a random inspection of the factory

Random black smoke check or public protection

Notifying the public via an app or distributing face masks or going out to public health units.

Level 3: The dust value is 51 - 75 micrograms/cubic meter. Use 4 measures such as supporting Work From Home, stopping activities that cause dust such as construction.

including combustion control

Notify the prosecution Notify the fire department Protection section

Send notifications through the app

and to refrain from outdoor activities

Level 4: The dust value is more than 75 micrograms/cubic meter. It will combine many measures, especially wanting various agencies to work from home 100%.

14 measures to deal with dust, solve long-term problems

The deputy governor of Bangkok said that in the past we have taken measures to solve the dust problem.

Before there was a dust problem now

which we placed 14 measures, such as randomly measuring black smoke

Inspection of industrial factories In the Bangkok area, there are 1,044 factories with random inspections twice a month, inspecting 133 cement plants, 274 construction areas, by inspecting soil and sand filling.

In addition to random checks

Also moving forward with various proactive measures such as promoting electric cars, car production standards Euro 5 or Euro 6, etc.

Mr. Chakkapan said that in the past, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has done a project "Dust Detective", which is considered an academic work.

to find out what "dust" is caused by, then take the results of such work

converted into 14 measures

Or it will be a measure to "watch out", for example, we already know which point is the risk point for black smoke.

We will proceed to random check.

This involves many laws, such as traffic laws, environmental promotion laws.

However, the BMA has the authority to inspect cars that are no more than 4 wheels only. If it is a bus, truck, and a large vehicle, the inspection authority will depend on the Department of Land Transport and the Traffic Department. 2 jointly check the black smoke of the said car

“BMA's authority is limited, it can only inspect 4-wheel vehicles.

As for the problem of “old cars”, it will require a car inspection.

which will be under power

Land Transport Act, this issue has a responsible agency.”

Mr. Chakkapan said that in the past we tried to solve the problem at the root cause.

and corrected it all the time.

since june

But admitted that the problem of "cars" running on the road.

We ourselves can't check every car, so we want car owners.

Solve the problem of black smoke of your own car.

or act correctly before registering

Concerned about the health of vulnerable groups

The deputy governor of Bangkok said that if Bangkok only works in one unit

Not all work will be successful, so what we are doing is integrating with other agencies.

And tried to work according to the authority of Bangkok, such as setting up a committee with the governor of Bangkok as the chairman

with representatives from many agencies

including the Department of Land Transport, the Traffic Police, the Pollution Control Department

join the board

and spread the work out.

“The key is

cooperation

of all agencies, entrepreneurs, especially large construction projects

including the public

I believe that the problem of PM 2.5 dust will be better, although it will not disappear.

The deputy governor of Bangkok admits that the people who are most worried are the vulnerable groups.

Especially children and the elderly in the community. In the past, BMA has distributed masks.

which we try to take care of as much as possible

If anyone has health problems

We have a subordinate

Bangkok

waiting to help

Thai Rath online news team reports

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