According to Thailand's world daily, the problem of haze is serious. On the afternoon of 25th local time, Bangkok once became the fifth worst city in the world in terms of air quality. Bangkok municipal government announced that all levels of public schools under its jurisdiction will be suspended for two days from the 26th, and ordered construction in the city to be suspended for three days.

A spokesman for the Bangkok municipal government said on 25 that the vice mayor of Bangkok held a meeting to discuss measures to deal with air pollution. The authorities decided that the relevant units should communicate and implement 8 emergency measures.

It is reported that, among the measures, 6 or more vehicles are prohibited from entering the ring road of lakchadaphise; stations are set up in 50 districts of Bangkok to check the black smoke emission of vehicles; open burning is strictly checked; communication with MRT construction contractors and large buildings is carried out and construction is stopped from 26th to 28th; public schools subordinate to Bangkok municipal government are required to suspend classes for two days on 26th and 27th, etc

Previously, in order to alleviate the severe haze in Bangkok, the municipal government asked schools at all levels to suspend classes for three days from January 22 to 24, and then ordered the construction of the city to stop for three days from February 4 to 6.

According to the real-time observation of air visual air quality website, Bangkok's air quality was the fifth worst in the world at 3 p.m. local time on the 25th. However, at 10 a.m. local time on the 26th, the air quality in Chiang Mai was the fifth worst in the world, while that in Bangkok was the 10th.

In addition, the meteorological department predicted that from the 26th to the 28th, Bangkok may not have rainfall and weak wind, which will increase the fine particles in the air.

Source: zhongxin.com