Thai court orders Government to tackle air pollution
A court in Thailand on January 19 ordered the government to come up with an urgent plan to curb air pollution within 90 days, as the country braces for its annual peak of noxious haze.
An Air Asia plane descends towards Chiang Mai International Airport amid high levels of air pollution in Chiang Mai on April 10, 2023. (Photo: AFP)
Hanoi (VNA) – A court in Thailand on January 19ordered the government to come up with an urgent plan to curb air pollutionwithin 90 days, as the country braces for its annual peak of noxious haze.
Air quality plummets in Thailand in the early this month assmoke from farmers burning stubble adds to industrial emissions and vehicleexhaust fumes.
Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai ranked among theworld's most polluted cities on some days last year, prompting a group ofpeople to bring a legal case to get the government to act.
The Chiang Mai administrative court on January 19 orderedThailand’s National Environmental Commission to present "preventivemethods to solve pollution both short and long term" within 90 days.
The court ruled that the previous government of PrimeMinister Prayut Chan-O-Cha had not moved quickly enough to tackle pollution.
The government of 🦹Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, which tookover last August, has promised to tackle air🌺 pollution as a "nationalagenda"./.
The Government of Thailand has emphasised the importance of addressing air pollution in the long run through measures such as reforestation and environmental protection.
More than 90% of the population in Thailand are living in poorer air conditions than the safety standard set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and this condition can shorten the average lifespan of Thais by 1.8 years, according to a report by Air Quality Life Index.
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An Air Asia plane descends towards Chiang Mai International Airport amid high levels of air pollution in Chiang Mai on April 10, 2023. (Photo: AFP) 
