Thai Restaurants Combat Pollution with Dust-Free Dining Rooms

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The Department of Health in Thailand has partnered with 234 restaurants across nine provinces to create PM 2.5 dust-free rooms, providing a healthier dining experience amidst rising pollution concerns.

 

Dr. Amporn Benjapolphithak, the Director General of the Department of Health, explained that this initiative responds to the persistent high levels of harmful particulate matter affecting public health. The program aims to transform community spaces into safer environments, having already implemented dust-free zones in all major hospitals with plans to extend to local health centers.

 

Working closely with the Restaurant Operators Association, the initiative encourages eateries to adopt dust-free measures, thus enhancing community wellbeing and boosting the appeal of Thai restaurants to tourists who value both taste and quality.

 

 

Dr. Thiti Sawangtham, Deputy Director General, noted that recent training for more than 50 establishments in and around Bangkok is part of a broader effort to expand this initiative to regions like Phuket, Chiang Mai, and further within Bangkok. The goal is to increase the number of dust-free restaurants to over 20,000 in the next three months.

 

Naina Chaitiamwong, who leads the Health Impact Assessment Division, highlighted that creating dust-free rooms involves converting existing spaces to prevent dust from entering and ensuring thorough cleaning to maintain a controlled environment. Essential practices include using air conditioners, air purifiers, and PM 2.5 monitors.

 

For more information or to participate, interested parties can reach out to the Department of Health at 1478 or the Restaurant Operators Association. More guidelines are available on the dust-free room website.

 

-- 2025-01-30

 

 

 

[Tropicalevo]

This is a very sad joke.

They may as well tell people to buy oxygen cylinders and carry them around.

In most of Thailand, restaurants are open air.

That one of the things that tourists and visitors love about Thailand

How are you going to fix that Mr Government?

 

[hotchilli]

utterly clueless.

[Will B Good]

 

Genius has its limits, but stupidity knows no bounds.

[SmartyMarty]

Only in Thailand could such an inane idea be accepted.

[motdaeng]

7 minutes ago, SmartyMarty said:

Only in Thailand could such an insane idea be accepted.

it seems the government give up the idea using drones spraying water or installing large outside air purifier ...  

even being here over 20 years, the thai government still surprises me with some very stupid solutions without solving the real problems ... 

[DaveInSukhumvit]

In fairness with a reasonably sealed room and decent air purifier, one could substantially decrease PM2.5.  I've done testing in BKK Urban Dance studio with two different purifiers measuring results via an AQI meter demonstrating a significant benefit.