Chiang Mai, April 5 – Today, Chiang Mai still faces a smog of toxic dust covering the city. The toxic dust value is still several times higher than the standard. More than 200 spots were still burning.
all day long Chiang Mai is also plagued by PM2.5 smog, with the highest hourly dust pollution value from the Climate Change Data Center. Chiang Mai University In the afternoon at Cho Lae Sub-district, Mae Taeng District, almost 500 mcg/m3 higher than the main cause still comes from burning. With up to 276 hot spots found, the authorities tried to extinguish the fire in each area.
In addition to the use of officials, technology such as drones is also used to help detect and prevent forest burning. By the staff of the Center for Digital Technology and Aircraft Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has taken an unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV to explore the haze forest fires in Mae Wang National Park with Mr. Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), watching the demonstration and expressing satisfaction with the work. Which can detect heat and send coordinates to ground staff to extinguish the fire faster only at Mae Wang National Park Able to prevent and suppress the burning from more than 100 spots per year to only more than 70 spots. Not to illegally burn forests or hunt animals because there are drones flying to capture movement. can be used for prosecution
Mr. Kantapan Pisansuksakul, director of the Center for Digital Technology and Aircraft Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said that receiving a budget from the Ministry of DES Helps bring technology to develop successfully. Currently, there are 14 drones developed in collaboration with Ladkrabang International Aviation College. and the latest UAV unmanned aerial vehicle that can fly up to 30 kilometers in an area of 4 hundred thousand rai, which is used to monitor forest fires Because it can fly at night, detect heat and record video, which is hundreds of times cheaper than flying a helicopter survey. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency