Truck smoke targeted over PM2.5 pollution

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) announced that they are ramping up efforts to control fine dust pollution in Bangkok and surrounding areas by increasing their scrutiny of public transport vehicles and trucks emitting smoke. The PCD Director-General Athapol Charoenshunsa stated that worsening PM2.5 pollution levels in the capital and its surroundings are partly caused by public transport vehicles that run on diesel engines.

To address the issue, the Department of Land Transport, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and traffic police have set up additional roadside checkpoints. There they will inspect public buses, trucks, and other vehicles for excessive black smoke emissions.

The objective is to identify vehicles that emit excessive smoke and bar…