Bangkok: Prepare to announce compensation to help farmers grow sugarcane without burning to reduce dust. Mr. Jirayu Huangsap, advisor to the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command (DDPM), revealed that for the progress of compensation payments to sugarcane farmers following the no-burning approach, the Ministry of Industry has prepared to present it to the Cabinet. It is currently under consideration by the Cabinet Secretariat. Similarly, the door-to-door stop-burning campaign has progressed in 1,207 communities and 23,522 households, which is expected to be considered next week.
According to Thai News Agency, the Royal Forest Department reported that the situation in the national forest reserves is going in a good direction, with a tendency for hot spots to decrease when compared to the same period last year.
While the situation of small dust particles PM2.5 today nationwide is within normal limits, continuing from yesterday, most are within the standard values. In the Bangkok area, no area exceeds the standard value, which is a good sign. However, the Pollution Control Department predicts that the weather in the next 1-2 days, the amount of dust particles is likely to increase in many areas and will start to improve again in the middle of next week. The Meteorological Department stated that on March 1, the weather will start to get hotter.
While the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Public Organization) or GISTDA reported that today, there were relatively few hotspots in the country due to the large amount of cloud cover and humidity in the air, especially in the South where large amounts of cloud were detected in Chumphon Province and lower Prachuap Khiri Khan, causing the heavy rain situation in the South to begin to ease. Today, there were 13 hotspots in the country in 4 provinces: Ubon Ratchathani 8, Nakhon Ratchasima 2, Prachin Buri 2, and Amnat Charoen 1.
For the total number of hotspots in Thailand, there are 37,452 points. Neighboring countries include Cambodia with 82,111 points, Myanmar with 40,549 points, and Lao PDR with 18,331 points.