Kamphaeng Phet 28 Feb. - Director General of the National Parks Department Fly to inspect the forest fire situation in the lower northern region. Strict monitoring of forests in 3 large areas, with an area of more than 2 million rai, is required. If a fire is found, it must be extinguished immediately due to the steep mountainous terrain. Putting out a forest fire requires hours of walking. Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, boarded a helicopter from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to inspect forest conditions in the protected forest areas of Nakhon Sawan-Kamphaeng Phet provinces, including: Mae Wong National Park Khlong Lan National Park Khao Nam Nam Non Hunting Area Then fly into the Tak province area. To monitor the forest fire situation above Bhumibol Dam. After that, he visited and gave encouragement to officials at the Bhumibol Dam Temporary Air Base and the forest fire monitoring base in 3 large forest areas: Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary and Mae Ping National Park, which is a large plot of forest connected together, covering an area of more than 2 million rai. In the past, this large plot of forest It is another critical area for forest fires. When a forest fire situation occurs Accessing areas to extinguish forest fires is difficult. Because it is a remote and remote area. The terrain is steep and mountainous. Putting out a forest fire requires several hours of walking to extinguish a forest fire. The Director-General of the National Parks Department stated that the cause of most forest fires is hunting and hunting. If a forest fire occurs, it will have a high impact on many people in the northern region. By the National Park Service It has been carried out in accordance with the policies and orders of the Police General. Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in ordering the closure of many protected forest areas To prevent i llegal forest burning Integration with the administrative department Related officials Visit communities with forest fire problems. Knock on doors to publicize Including continuous strictness and strictness. In preparing to extinguish the fire as soon as the incident is reported In addition, watch out for groups of people who have suspicious behavior regarding forest burning. If found, arrest and prosecute immediately. along with instructing them to carry out their work with the safety of officials in mind as important For the forest fire situation throughout the country From October 1, 2023 to February 27, 2024, there are 42,050 cumulative hotspots throughout the country, found in 9,246 spots in protected forests, 9,276 in national reserved forests and 23,528 in other areas. - 512 - Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency