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In anticipation of a time of high dust pollution, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is making plans to lessen the impact of the problem.
Bangkok Municipality Advisor and BMA Spokesperson Ekwaranyu Amrapan announced the new measures. They said that the BMA has been keeping an eye on dust levels and has already enhanced its channels for informing the public about dangerously high dust readings.
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A red alert is issued anytime PM2.5 levels in a certain location are determined to be 90 micrograms or higher per cubic meter.
There will also be an alarm if the concentrations in 10-20 different areas in Bangkok concurrently rise beyond 75 micrograms per cubic meter. Ninety roadside electronic billboards in twenty different areas will show the current PM2.5 values.
To decrease airborne dust, the BMA has been inspecting companies and checking cars spewing black emissions, and they have also limited open-air burning. In order to safeguard people’s health, the BMA has installed dust meters and begun teaching “dust-fighting lessons” at 33 schools in the nation’s capital.
Future plans include for the program’s rollout to more educational institutions. Meanwhile, emergency response plans have been developed to be implemented during times when dust levels surpass safety requirements, with special attention paid to the needs of the elderly, the young, and those with compromised immune systems.