PM Srettha to submit PM2.5 dust plan within court’s 90-day deadline

[snoop1130]

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced yesterday his intention to submit a plan designed to address the issue of PM2.5 fine dust within a 90-day deadline set by the Chiang Mai Administrative Court. The court order followed a formal complaint lodged by a northern network of individuals, requiring the Thai prime minister and the national environmental panel to draft the plan. PM Srettha stated that officials would be brought in to discuss and draft the plan as per the court’s directive.

 

The 61 year old PM also reported significant progress in improving Chiang Mai’s air quality since various agencies across the nation began addressing the issue.

 

“We have done our best, and the PM2.5 fine dust level fell by four to five times.”

 

About the fine dust level, government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke stated that the level in the Chang Phueak subdistrict of Chiang Mai’s Muang district was recorded at 16.7 microgrammes per cubic metre on Sunday. This figure represents a substantial decrease from the average of 53 microgrammes per cubic metre recorded on January 21, 2020.

 

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[KannikaP]

Why do they ALWAYS tell us the age of 'our' Prime Minister.?

Anwyay, will he come up to my neck of the woods and tell the c..t opposite me to stop burning his field after harvesting yesterday

[stoner]

19 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

“We have done our best, and the PM2.5 fine dust level fell by four to five times.”

 

no you haven't.....and no it didn't. 

 

 

[samtam]

22 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

“We have done our best, and the PM2.5 fine dust level fell by four to five times.”

 

Oh well, that was easy. Problem solved then! Just like Thaksin with Bangkok's traffic. And just like that...

[motdaeng]

18 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

PM Srettha stated that officials would be brought in to discuss and draft the plan as per the court’s directive.

 

but this time, we are all confident that the government will solve the problem ... the same (bs) as promised in the past years.

there's always a great deal of talking, but no substantive actions. the burning has started and will continue as usual ...

 

if there are no active measures and strict law enforcement, nothing will change, just as it hasn't in the past years.

 

[samtam]

8 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

 

but this time, we are all confident that the government will solve the problem ... the same (bs) as promised in the past years.

there's always a great deal of talking, but no substantive actions. the burning has started and will continue as usual ...

 

if there are no active measures and strict law enforcement, nothing will change, just as it hasn't in the past years.

 

 

Yes, isn't it strange it has never been discussed, and no plan put forward over the past 9 or so years the AQI has drastically deteriorated. It's not as though the problem just happened this year.

[OneMoreFarang]

Some steps are obvious. But are our politicians willing to do something which will upset their voters and supporters? 

[Celsius]

In 90 days it will be over, so the issue will be resolved by the government.

 

Good job.

[ikke1959]

It is only a plan... no serious solutions as that will take several years

[zhounan]

It's all about 90-days here

[flyingtlger]

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

We have done our best

Your best is WEAK and WORTHLESS....

[lordgrinz]

It feels like I've heard this before. Yup, I think I have, the eternal state of Thai Deja Vu.

[NedR69]

Blah, blah blah.  Plans to submit, within 90 day deadline.  SOS, different day, same ole same ole.  Talk is cheap.  

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Why do they ALWAYS tell us the age of 'our' Prime Minister.?

Anwyay, will he come up to my neck of the woods and tell the c..t opposite me to stop burning his field after harvesting yesterday

I feel your pain... every bloody morning I smell the smoke and feel the effects of burning going on nearby. from sun-up. No breeze to move it, it hangs low in the air. 

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced yesterday his intention to submit a plan designed to address the issue of PM2.5 fine dust within a 90-day deadline set by the Chiang Mai Administrative Court. The court order followed a formal complaint lodged by a northern network of individuals, requiring the Thai prime minister and the national environmental panel to draft the plan. PM Srettha stated that officials would be brought in to discuss and draft the plan as per the court’s directive.

90 days to come up with a plan to dodge the bullet yet again.

They know what needs to be done, they just don't have the backbone to tell the people who make the pollution to stop it.

[mikebell]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

PM Srettha stated that officials would be brought in to discuss and draft the plan as per the court’s directive.

Unless the officials enforce the plan, nothing will change.  The pick-up seatbelt law & black windscreen law are never enforced by possibly the laziest police force in the world. 

Question: What could be easier than spotting a plume of smoke then arresting the owner of the field?

Answer: Sitting on your backside in A/C comfort doing nothing to justify drawing your pay!

[Lenthai]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced yesterday his intention to submit a plan designed to address the issue of PM2.5 fine dust within a 90-day deadline set by the Chiang Mai Administrative Court. The court order followed a formal complaint lodged by a northern network of individuals, requiring the Thai prime minister and the national environmental panel to draft the plan. PM Srettha stated that officials would be brought in to discuss and draft the plan as per the court’s directive.

 

The 61 year old PM also reported significant progress in improving Chiang Mai’s air quality since various agencies across the nation began addressing the issue.

 

“We have done our best, and the PM2.5 fine dust level fell by four to five times.”

 

About the fine dust level, government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke stated that the level in the Chang Phueak subdistrict of Chiang Mai’s Muang district was recorded at 16.7 microgrammes per cubic metre on Sunday. This figure represents a substantial decrease from the average of 53 microgrammes per cubic metre recorded on January 21, 2020.

 

By Mitch Connor

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Now also in Pattaya please!

[it is what it is]

13 hours ago, samtam said:

 

Oh well, that was easy. Problem solved then! Just like Thaksin with Bangkok's traffic. And just like that...

 

problem solving is easy here, closing gas stations at 6pm and banning fried banana sellers at traffic lights solved the bangkok traffic congestion problem. next!

Edited January 23 by it is what it is

[rudi49jr]

“PM Srettha to submit PM2.5 dust plan within court’s 90-day deadline”

 

Of course he will!! (sarcasm alert)

 

But even if he does, if it’s going to be enforced like all the other laws and regulations in Thailand (i.e.: not), we’re still no closer to a solution to this problem.
They’ve been going at it for over 20 years, but have achieved nothing. On the contrary, the smog just gets worse and worse. I am now in Hua Hin, and until just a few years ago the air quality here hasn’t been too bad, but lately it’s just as bad as up north.

I’m quite sure there have been laws in place for quite some time now, which will allow the authorities to go after those who burn and/or pollute and fine the culprits. But they just sit on their thumbs.

It’s such a shame, because large parts of the country are becoming unlivable for 5-6 months a year. 

[HaoleBoy]

Need a way to link the biggest burns from overhead pic's to who actually owns the land and link it back to the agro-businesses.  But, this gov would never fine these companies ... i.e., CP.

 

The big companies buy up land and let the local farmers farm them (in Thailand and Myranmar).  The big companies could buy proper equipment to use after the harvest of corn, sugarcane, and rice) in a co-op manner.

[newbee2022]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced yesterday his intention to submit a plan designed to address the issue of PM2.5 fine dust within a 90-day deadline set by the Chiang Mai Administrative Court. The court order followed a formal complaint lodged by a northern network of individuals, requiring the Thai prime minister and the national environmental panel to draft the plan. PM Srettha stated that officials would be brought in to discuss and draft the plan as per the court’s directive.

 

The 61 year old PM also reported significant progress in improving Chiang Mai’s air quality since various agencies across the nation began addressing the issue.

 

“We have done our best, and the PM2.5 fine dust level fell by four to five times.”

 

About the fine dust level, government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke stated that the level in the Chang Phueak subdistrict of Chiang Mai’s Muang district was recorded at 16.7 microgrammes per cubic metre on Sunday. This figure represents a substantial decrease from the average of 53 microgrammes per cubic metre recorded on January 21, 2020.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: PHOTO: via vecteezy

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-22

 

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Amazing. What about simply to ban any burning, not even the garbage in your own garden? 🙏

[pattjock]

In 90 days the burning season will be over and SW monsoon will start so there will be no PM 2.5 problems anyway.

 

The test will be next November, December when it will most likely start again.

[Tarteso]

90 days 😂😂

 

this guy is waiting for the Rain.😂😂

[Mr Meeseeks]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The 61 year old PM also reported significant progress in improving Chiang Mai’s air quality since various agencies across the nation began addressing the issue.

 

“We have done our best, and the PM2.5 fine dust level fell by four to five times.”

 

Lie.

 

15 hours ago, Celsius said:

In 90 days it will be over, so the issue will be resolved by the government.

 

Good job.

 

That is all they can hope for. They don't have the ability or courage to properly deal with the problem.

[shackleton]

This PM2.5 dust is getting worse all over the Country especially here in  Bangkok this morning 🌄 

Never mind a plan in 90 days should be giving it priority now 

What about the Tourists can't be enjoying their stay stuck in a  hotel 

Or wearing a face mask when out 😷

[stix40]

Kwai <deleted> !

All talk no action ! 

Wait and see Changmai back in the news , most polluted city on the planet.

[Karma80]

I left Bangkok because of the pollution. Phuket's way better, but you trade PM2.5 for a whole other bucket of quality-of-life issues 

[samtam]

2 hours ago, shackleton said:

This PM2.5 dust is getting worse all over the Country especially here in  Bangkok this morning 🌄 

Never mind a plan in 90 days should be giving it priority now 

What about the Tourists can't be enjoying their stay stuck in a  hotel 

Or wearing a face mask when out 😷

 

Yes, they, (the government) care about tourists/tourism more than anything else in this country. God forbid the health and well-being of the citizenry should factor in. And I imagine they rather think it's not a problem for them, in the their airconditioned, air-purified ivory towers and motorised conveyances. But, like covid, it affects everyone living in the country. Every single person, rich or poor, hiso or loso.

[samtam]

2 minutes ago, Karma80 said:

I left Bangkok because of the pollution. Phuket's way better, but you trade PM2.5 for a whole other bucket of quality-of-life issues 

 

Yeah, that's the problem. I exercise my mind on this issue frequently, and I think have substantially concluded that if you're going to live in Thailand, (a developing country), you need to live in Bangkok, which is as good as a city in the "first world"; (they all have issues).

[stix40]

51 minutes ago, stix40 said:

Kwai <deleted> !

All talk no action ! 

Wait and see Changmai back in the news , most polluted city on the planet.

102 at the moment 

Shocking disregard of nature and peoples health