Chiang Mai, April 8- Haze from forest fires in the Chiang Mai area. The crisis continues Causing the visibility this morning to be within a distance of 200 meters, the people were burning their eyes, burning their noses and having difficulty breathing.

Chotana Road Inbound to Chiang Mai city Drivers must also turn on their headlights. Recently, the governor of Chiang Mai has issued a second announcement extending measures to solve and reduce the smog problem. including toxic dust Out until April 9, asking people to refrain from leaving their homes. especially vulnerable groups And ask the establishment to let employees work form home for government agencies and the private sector to open a dust-free room to serve the public, while the Chiang Mai Provincial Administrative Organization has opened the water mist spray increase humidity Alleviating the smog problem, as for the hourly PM2.5 dust value, it was found that the area of Ban Tha Makiang, San Sai Sub-district was still high at 834 micrograms per cubic meter, or 16 times higher than the threshold, making Chiang Mai still ranked 1st in the world for poor air quality. .-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency