On March 3rd, 2024, Ms. Kanika Aunjit, the Thai deputy government spokeswoman, held a press conference after the Thai cabinet meeting on approval of the annual budget for fiscal year 2024, with a total of 272 million baht assigned to a project to solve wildfire and smog problems and reduce PM 2.5 dust.

Meanwhile, 17 provinces in northern Thailand faced PM 2.5 problems at a concerning level as wildfires negatively affected locals in the past few years. The Thai government gave importance to the issues and raised the issue of PM 2.5 as a national agenda, remarked Kanika.

 

The area of 17 northern provinces is the center of Thailand with a large number of citizens living there and is an economic hub.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-03-04

 

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Here we go again.....throwing good money after bad, except much more this time. They sure know how to scam here!

To do what exactly?

want to know how you can make 272mb disappear into a cloud of smoke ?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

272 million baht assigned to a project to solve wildfire and smog problems and reduce PM 2.5 dust.

Give every Thai cop 1000 baht to arrest the land owner on whose land the 'wild fires' occur.  Problem solved at a cost of ONE million.

6 hours ago, mfd101 said:

To do what exactly?

The budget is for organizing meetings; pay for hotels, travel expenses, lunches and dinners to choose the Delegates, assistants including wives, tips and shopping. 

solve , as in ?  pay 10.000 baht per official per time he go ask one farmer not to burn ?

6 hours ago, mikebell said:

Give every Thai cop 1000 baht to arrest the land owner on whose land the 'wild fires' occur.  Problem solved at a cost of ONE million.

 

Who owns the forests?