Kram approves of wildfire response measures, haze, dust PM

Cabinet approves wildfire response measures, haze, dust, PM2.5, alarm through Cell Broadcast, reduce impact on public health

The Cabinet agreed to the 2026 wildfire, haze and dust situation, which the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment reported that the PM 2.5 dust situation, especially in Bangkok and its metropolitan areas, central, western, northeastern, and 17 northern provinces, is likely to rise in the end of successive years to the beginning of the year on an annual basis, so it provides measures to prepare for the response, which is divided into two phases: the preparation phase, covering the provision of agricultural tools / machinery, encouraging farmers to do non-burning agriculture, setting criteria, methods and conditions, the incineration administration in agricultural areas, targeting the admission of fire cane into factories. No more than 15 per cent. Establish a wildfire prevention and control action plan in the area of responsibility. Establish a wildfire sound map, 14 forest groups. Issue a notice requiring diesel vehicles to pass an annual vehicle condition examination in accordance with the black smoke benchmark of no more than 20 per cent. Establish burn-free grazing maize import control measures. Test a situational notification system. When the amount of particulate matter PM2.5 exceeds the standard. Pass the Cell Broadcast system and the operating phase. Administration of incineration in rice-cultivated agricultural land, maize, factory sugarcane, set up checkpoints, surveillance points, noise area and target area. Create awareness, raise awareness, raise awareness to the community in the "knock-on-door" area. Proper timing; Inspection, Strict law enforcement against targeted industrial facilities and target enterprises; Control the import of maize that must be burn-free; Provide dust-free chambers to take care of vulnerable groups; Alert the particulate matter PM2.5 situation through Cell Broadcast and SMS systems to provide the public with alert information and cope with the situation to minimize health impact.

# Alarm via CellBroadcast # Reduce the impact on public health # Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment # 20 Ministry Government Policy