Chiang Mai again ranks as the city with the worst air pollution in the world again today, as the provincial administration urges the public and private sectors to allow their staff to work from home and tourists to avoid outdoor sight-seeing or other activities until Thursday, due to high levels of PM2.5 in the atmosphere.
Chiang Mai Governor Nirat Pongsitthithavorn said, today, that the announcement is necessary for the health of tourists and locals alike, noting that there is still a communication gap between the authorities and the public regarding the PM2.5 problem caused by forest fires.
He said that officials have tried all necessary means to prevent forest fires, including rewards being offered for the arrest of arsonists, but they continue unabated. He disclosed that, some days, more than 500 hotspots are detected and, since the beginning of April, over 6,000 hotspots were…
