Chiang Rai News
Haze in Mae Sai Exceeds Safety Air Quality Levels
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CHIANG RAI – The Haze in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces has gone beyond safety levels for two consecutive days, while the readings in other provinces in the North remained within the safe level of 120 micrograms per cubic metre.
Air quality in Mae Sai district has been exceeding the safety level since Saturday, according to the PCD app, while Chiang Rai has reportedly detected three to seven hotspots per day.
The PCD admitted that the smog might affect visibility slightly as the tips of Doi Suthep and Doi Kham are not clear, while Chiang Mai Airport is partially covered.
For other provinces in the North, the quality of air was at the medium level, with PM10 readings in Phrae at 107mcg, Phayao at 103mcg, Lampang at 102mcg, while readings in Lamphun, Mae Hong Son, Nan and Tak averaged at 96 to 72mcg.
Officials also campaigned for the |public to use other methods to dispose of farm waste, such as turning them into fertiliser.