Chadchart offers concrete steps in tackling Bangkok’s PM2.5 problem

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Governor Chadchart Sittipunt unveiled the steps he will take to tackle the capital’s chronic air pollution problem at Tuesday’s online seminar titled “Bangkok Air Pollution: Policy, Civil Society and Business”.

Chadchart’s plan to tackle PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5 micrometres of less in diameter) pollution in Bangkok includes:

• Growing trees to serve as a barrier to dust particles.

• Setting low-emission zones where Bangkokians will be urged to use public transport to reduce emissions from personal vehicles.

• Procuring protection equipment for vulnerable groups like children and the elderly.

• Setting dust-free zones in areas where risk is high, like near hospitals and schools.

• Making PM2.5 measurement more effective by setting up dust-detection sensors, creating pollution maps and making PM2.5 forecasts more efficient.

Chadchart added that Bangkok agencies will use an integrated platform to deal with the PM2.5 issue effectively.

Published : June 21, 2022

By : THE NATION