BANGKOK: Thai authorities warned that pollution ranges in Bangkok and surrounding provinces had hit unhealthy ranges on Thursday, ordering authorities workers within the capital to work at home for the subsequent two days and urging others to do the identical.
Air air pollution is brought on by a mixture of crop-related burning, industrial air pollution and heavy visitors, and a smoky haze lined the Bangkok’s skyline.
Swiss air high quality monitoring web site IQAir mentioned the extent of positive inhalable particles within the metropolis was 15 occasions greater than the really helpful degree by the World Well being Group, making it the world’s eighth most polluted metropolis on Thursday.
“It is getting worse as a result of there’s an excessive amount of smoke haze,” mentioned motorbike taxi driver Kornpong Poprakun, 57. “I really feel itchy eyes as a result of there’s loads of mud, and respiratory is not straightforward.”
In a bid to curb visitors air pollution, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt instructed employees on the Metropolitan Administration’s companies to work at home and mentioned different workers also needs to do the identical.
He mentioned some areas of the town had excessive ranges of air pollution and authorities had been able to handle the state of affairs.
The federal government has provided subsidies to farmers to forestall burning and packages for cheaper electrical autos whereas Thai lawmakers are contemplating a clear air act for transport, enterprise and agriculture to scale back air pollution on a wider scale.
Air air pollution is brought on by a mixture of crop-related burning, industrial air pollution and heavy visitors, and a smoky haze lined the Bangkok’s skyline.
Swiss air high quality monitoring web site IQAir mentioned the extent of positive inhalable particles within the metropolis was 15 occasions greater than the really helpful degree by the World Well being Group, making it the world’s eighth most polluted metropolis on Thursday.
“It is getting worse as a result of there’s an excessive amount of smoke haze,” mentioned motorbike taxi driver Kornpong Poprakun, 57. “I really feel itchy eyes as a result of there’s loads of mud, and respiratory is not straightforward.”
In a bid to curb visitors air pollution, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt instructed employees on the Metropolitan Administration’s companies to work at home and mentioned different workers also needs to do the identical.
He mentioned some areas of the town had excessive ranges of air pollution and authorities had been able to handle the state of affairs.
The federal government has provided subsidies to farmers to forestall burning and packages for cheaper electrical autos whereas Thai lawmakers are contemplating a clear air act for transport, enterprise and agriculture to scale back air pollution on a wider scale.
