CityNews – Thanya Netithammakun, deputy director general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, visited Chiang Mai on February 23, and donated 23,500 baht to help with the smoke problems.
Thanya said that the smoke problems has begun to affect nine areas of Northern Thailand, and that PM10 levels have already began reaching dangerous levels.
This year, the risk of wildfires is even higher than previous years due to the ongoing drought.
Last year, Phrae, Lampang and Lamphun were affected by wildfires, sending PM10 levels rocketing.
However, he also commended the local authorities for keeping an eye on the problems and acknowledged their efforts to reduce the smoke levels.