Thai court orders emergency plan to improve air quality
A Thai court on Friday ordered the government to come up with an urgent plan to curb air pollution within 90 days, as the kingdom braces for its annual peak of noxious haze.
Air quality plummets in Thailand in the early months of the year as smoke from farmers burning stubble adds to industrial emissions and vehicle exhaust fumes.
Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai ranked among the world’s most polluted cities on some days last year, prompting a group of people to bring a legal case to get the government to act.
The Chiang Mai administrative court on Friday ordered the National Environmental Commission to present “preventive methods to solve pollution both short and long term” within 90 days.
The government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, which took over in August, has promised to tackle air pollution as a “national agenda”.
A draft Clean Air Act endorsed by Srettha’s cabinet, aimed at tackling the problem, passed its first reading in parliament on Wednesday.
Thai court orders emergency plan to improve air quality
A Thai court on Friday ordered the government to come up with an urgent plan to curb air pollution within 90 days, as the kingdom braces for its annual peak of noxious haze.
Air quality plummets in Thailand in the early months of the year as smoke from farmers burning stubble adds to industrial emissions and vehicle exhaust fumes.
Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai ranked among the world’s most polluted cities on some days last year, prompting a group of people to bring a legal case to get the government to act.
The Chiang Mai administrative court on Friday ordered the National Environmental Commission to present “preventive methods to solve pollution both short and long term” within 90 days.
The government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, which took over in August, has promised to tackle air pollution as a “national agenda”.
A draft Clean Air Act endorsed by Srettha’s cabinet, aimed at tackling the problem, passed its first reading in parliament on Wednesday.
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