NRCT, CMU announce Haze Free Thailand campaign

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NRCT, CMU announce Haze Free Thailand campaign

CHIANG MAI, 27 April 2016 (NNT) – The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) has joined hands with Chiang Mai University (CMU) to launch the Haze Free Thailand campaign, encouraging cooperation among related agencies to strengthen communities and dissipate haze conditions.

NRCT’s Acting Secretary-General Sukunya Theerakullert today presided over the launching ceremony of Haze Free Thailand campaign held at Chiang Mai University.

She said that the haze disaster is a persisting issue which happens regularly while becoming more severe, especially during dry and still weather conditions which suspends airborne particulate matters in the air for a prolonged period of time, and thus amplifying the effect it has on the general public.

The haze situation has affected the transport, tourism, society, and the economy in the affected areas causing the number of tourists to drop while threatening the health of the general public who are forced to continue their daily lives under such an unhealthy environment, with heightened health risks to people with low immunity such as elders and children.

The NRCT acting secretary-general has said the NRCT and its network agencies have been supporting research that will help mitigate the haze disaster, and agreed to support large-scale project that will enhance cooperation between government agencies, private companies, and the local public to strengthen the affected communities under the name “Haze Free Thailand”.

The Haze Free Thailand project will be run by Chiang Mai University as the main responsible agency, due to the fact that the university is located in the affected area. The NRCT expects that this campaign will gradually help reduce the severity of the Kingdom's haze issues in the future.


-- NNT 2016-04-27

[daoyai]

I have yet to see a more perfect example of .... I have no word for it.... "The haze situation has affected the transport, tourism, society, and the economy in the affected areas causing the number of tourists to drop while threatening the health of the general public".... This line clearly shows the priorities of the agency, health being last. CMU is the head of the farce due to LOCATION? ... not because they have any expertise or most importantly an ability to react to the crisis or enforce any action.... "The NRCT expects that this campaign will gradually help reduce the severity of the Kingdom's haze issues in the future." .... GRADUALLY ??? ... No mention of the cause of smog and haze OR the only real sollution, ENFORCEMENT of burning laws .... martial law as we are currently under would make this rather easy .

Well anyway they had a lovely ceremony and lunch in a climate controlled hall ...so it was a great success.

[trainman34014]

More bullshit to baffle brains. The powers that be know where the haze comes from and who's causing it but do nothing as money is always more important than peoples health.