Smog blankets Bangkok’s Bang Phat district on Monday. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)
Smog has made its annual return to Bangkok and is expected to continue into February, with outdoor burning banned for now and people working on the streets advised to wear masks.
City Hall has begun spraying water in the streets and work at big construction sites was ordered suspended.
People working outdoors were advised to wear masks.
Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, spokesman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, said PM2.5 levels averaged 74.6 mcg/cm in Bangkok on Tuesday. In Thailand, 50mcg/cm is the set safe level, higher than most countries.
The smoggy conditions would probably prevail in Bangkok until February, he said.
The Pollution Control Department reported Bangkok’s highest PM2.5 level of 118mcg/cm on Din Daeng Road…
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