But the fires have now been brought under control.”Over the last few days, local news outlets have reported of unchecked fires still burning in the Mae Wong forest in Nakhon Sawan province, which is part of the lower north.As of April 1, nine northern provinces were said to be experiencing very unsafe smog levels, with Nan bearing the brunt of it at 275 mcg. Actually, it happens all over Thailand, but Chiang Mai has a torrid reputation for producing the worst haze (smog). As Chiang Mai is nestled in a valley, coupled with the dry air quality this year and fires burning within city limits, it’s created a more extreme hotspot than usual. Thailand’s northern region has been hit with toxic levels of air pollution due to forest fires on Wednesday, especially in the Chiang Mai province, with some areas being engulfed in air quality levels 12 times above safe levels. Thailand’s northern region has been hit with toxic levels of air pollution due to forest fires on Wednesday, especially in the Chiang Mai province, with some areas being engulfed in air quality levels 12 times above safe levels.La-Iad Bungsrithong, president of the Thai Hotels Association northern chapter, told TTG Asia: “The fires are very severe this year and burning on Doi Suthep mountain, which is inside the city of Chiang Mai, making it a huge issue.”She added that the poor air quality matters less now that everyone is forced to stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic, but stressed that when it comes to forest fires, the problem extends beyond Chiang Mai to other provinces.“It doesn’t just affect Chiang Mai’s 25 districts. The largest group, 46.7%, said they were unsatisfied with buses operating on Bangkok streets; 33% were partly satisfied and 20.3% were mostly satisfied. Last year, Chiang Mai welcomed 3.8 million foreign tourists, including more than 1 million visitors from China. The season lasts from January to April, and during that time Chiang Mai often rates as having the worst air quality in the world. The poll, conducted June 25-29 by the Bangkok University Research Centre, surveyed 1,299 people aged over 18 to gauge public satisfaction with city buses. But now the government says it’s taking air pollution seriously and aims to clean up the North. 26-03-2020. During the dry season, the haze in Chiang Mai is usually caused by regional forest fires, farmers burning land to clear it for the next harvest, and smog from Laos and Myanmar. Chiang Mai Smog – Every year the authorities promise to do something about it, every year they fail miserably driving tourists away to tell the friends,families, colleagues that Chiang Mai is a no go unsafe detrimental to health destination. Another 51.7% said most […]Thailand’s northern provinces, particularly Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, suffer mightily during the annual plantation burning season, infamously known as “smoky season,” when farmers there and in neighbouring Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia burn their fields in preparation for the next harvest. Published . on . The Thaiger Pte Ltd is registered in Singapore. There is also a lot of the active fires nestled to the north of Chiang Mai, across the border in a poorly enforced region of Myanmar where thousands of meth labs operate, hidden under a thick forest canopy, for the illicit drug trade.The director-general of the Pollution Control Department, Pralong Dumrongthai, says the forest fire hotspots in the North continue rising due to arson, open burning and pollution from bush fires set in neighbour countries.“PM2.5 and PM10 particles will continue polluting the air. Chiang Mai smog casts pall over businesses.