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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Govt tackling air pollution ‘at its source’

A man takes his son cycling in Bangkok’s Bang Khunthian district. People are now wearing masks not only to protect themselves from Covid-19, but also fine dust pollution, which has spiked in parts of Bangkok. Apichart Jinakul

State agencies are working hard to tackle pollutants at their sources before the New Year, in a bid to reduce the fine dust pollution affecting large cities across the country, said the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM).

The centre, which is under the supervision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, is coordinating with relevant agencies to control the sources of pollution, CAPM’s spokesman, Siwat Pongpiajan, said on Thursday.

According to air quality surveys, the haze was generally within an acceptable level, except in Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon,…

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