Resorts rooms in Chiang Mai are at the moment about 70% booked, lots of them by international vacationers, regardless of the worsening PM2.5 drawback, in keeping with Patsin Sawetrat, director of the Tourism Authority Authority’s Chiang Mai workplace.
Whereas admitting that the smoke from forest fires might have an effect on tourism, she mentioned that it happens in the course of the dry season yearly and he or she expects elevated resort occupancy in the course of the Songkran pageant, from April 12 to April 16.
Anticipated income from tourism throughout Songkran in Chiang Mai is estimated at about 1.2 billion baht, she mentioned, including that the TAT workplace has carried out a “sacred” water ceremony at 9 temples to bless town and its folks.
The “sacred” water will fill 17,728 bottles, to be distributed to folks within the metropolis as an auspicious merchandise. The same ceremony has been held within the province for the final 4 years.
In the meantime, Pure Sources and Setting Minister Patcharawat Wongsuwan referred to as an pressing assembly of a high-level committee to handle the PM2.5 drawback in Chiang Mai after the common cupboard assembly immediately.
In Chiang Mai, Governor Nirat Pongsitthithavorn ordered all native administrative organisations to make obtainable at the very least three clear air rooms at every organisation. Related services might be made obtainable in all hospitals.
He mentioned that well being officers have been informed to offer particular consideration to greater than 400,000 folks considered “fragile” and at excessive threat from PM2.5 air pollution.
These embrace greater than 100,000 kids underneath 5, over 3,000 pregnant ladies, over 6,000 bed-ridden sufferers, greater than 4,000 sufferers with bronchial asthma, about 250,000 disabled and aged folks and about 1,600 folks with coronary heart illness.
Folks have been suggested to put on face masks when they’re open air and keep indoors as a lot as attainable till Thursday.
