Public transport vehicles are being checked more thoroughly for black smoke emissions to curb fine dust pollution in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces, says the Pollution Control Department (PCD).
PM2.5 pollution levels are worsening in the capital and surrounding areas, and public transport vehicles that run on diesel engines are partly to blame, said Pinsak Suraswadi, the PCD director-general.
More roadside checkpoints have been set up jointly by traffic police, the Bangkok Metropolitan…
