Chiang Mai, The Prime Minister said there is no need to declare "Chiang Mai" a disaster area yet. After encountering the PM 2.5 situation, it was pointed out that the government was already giving more to the central budget than the emergency budget. Looking at the matter of the lack of personnel to extinguish forest fires. It is a matter of management. Pointing out that there are currently tens of thousands of people. Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Gave an interview about the timeline of the PM 2.5 dust problem in Chiang Mai Province. which will reach its peak in early April, he said he thinks the end of March will be the peak period. But we did not give up. will continue to work Ready to emphasize that this is the first time that the government has approved a central budget for the people to help take care of the national resources together. And when it is given, we must see that there will be no more hotspots. In terms of the parts that we have managed When asked about the d emand for a timeline for the measures to be revealed. In order for people in the area to be prepared, the Prime Minister stated that officials are working strictly. and the fact that we have given the central budget to various areas There will be more surveillance points. When asked about the case of Mr. Pitha Limcharoenrat An MP from the Kao Klai Party questioned why the area of ??Chiang Mai province has a world-ranked PM 2.5 dust problem but has not been declared a disaster area. in order to approve the budget Came down to solve the problem, the Prime Minister said that we already have the budget available. We are already doing this. and stated that it was not yet necessary to declare it a disaster area. And the government provides a central budget rather than an emergency budget. As for urgent measures to take care of the health of people in the area, the Prime Minister said that 2 million masks were distributed yesterday, but it is probably more a matter of finality. As for the operation regarding Royal Rainmaking, it is always done. Both equipment from many parts and helicopters from many agencies are here. In order to pump water to extinguish forest fires, it is believed that the dust situation can be controlled. But it also depends on expectations. He didn't say that the weather in Chiang Mai was good. But it's still less than last year. So the area has less than two-thirds of the hotspots, but the dust levels are still high. We can still see it. We must continue to work. When asked if Mr. Pitha proposed adding more personnel to help extinguish forest fires, the Prime Minister said that at present there are already tens of thousands of people. In fact, we must try to manage personnel well. Source: Thai News Agency