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As Bangkok residents prepare for another winter of toxic air, a Kasikorn Research Centre (K-Research) report on Tuesday warned of the monetary cost of the pollution.

A preliminary estimate by K-Research found the opportunity cost to the health of those affected by Bangkok pollution will reach Bt700-800 million if the situation persist for the two weeks of September 28 through October 12.

Additional impacts on tourism and related businesses as not yet clear, according to the Centre.

Vehicles with "dirty" exhaust emissions will be ordered off the roads as part of the measures to fight the smog plaguing the capital.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said after a haze-fighting meeting on Tuesday that the Transport Ministry had been assigned to vigilantly check for vehicles emitting black exhaust fumes and ban them from Bangkok roads until their engines are repaired.

He encouraged motorists to leave their cars at home and use public transport to reduce pollution in the capital.

Bangkok had 10.5 million vehicles registered with the Land Transport Department as of August. However, many more motorists drive into the city from their residences in the neighbouring provinces of Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani.

tdr skrev: ↑01 okt 2019, 21:00 Kjøretøy med høye utslipp skal fjernes fra trafikken.

Det kan jo bli passe kaotisk med tanke på den store mengden av gamle busser som spyr ut eksos og samtidig er en stor del av offentlig kommunikasjon. En liten utfordring å følge statsministeren Prayuth sin oppfordring om å la bilen stå.

Polluting vehicles to be ordered off city roads

RobertX skrev: ↑30 sep 2019, 03:44 Ja jeg dro ut etter jeg postet og det lå en grå dis over Hua Hin i går. Merket det var dårlig luft også.

Meget sjeldent å oppleve her. Men det varer ikke lenge. Såpass mye vind her at det blåser fort avgårde.

apekatt1 skrev: ↑04 okt 2019, 16:39 Jeg tenkte å kjøpe en luftrenser i Thailand, feks som denne: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/xiaom ... N&search=1

Noen som har testet slikt?

Bare for å ha noe bedre luft på soverommet om natta.

Mvh