Thailand's leader traveled to the northern city of Chiang Mai earlier this week to personally inspect areas with (extreme) poor air quality.
Prime Minister Prayuth ordered govemmeat agencies to fight the air pollution has reached dangerous levels Recently, pollution levels in and around Chiang Mai (rise) above those of major world cities known having poor air quality. Much of Chiang Mai's current t pollution is a result of farmers (bum)crops. Many farmers set fires at this time of year as a way (clear)land for planting. Agriculture experts say the air pollution is (bad)this year than last year because of terribly dry weather.
"We need to work on a long-term (solve)with understanding from the public," Prayuth said. " We need time to change the way we farm grow crops. " He said officials had given out nearly two million face (mask)to people in affected areas.
