webfact Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Air Force to support govt in tackling PM2.5 dust particles By The Nation Air Marshal Pongsak Semachai, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Force commander-in-chief Air Chief Marshal Maanat Wongwat has ordered officers to check the condition of all vehicles under the supervision of the Directorate of Transportation, urging them to stop using vehicles which give out exhaust fumes or contribute to a high level of PM2.5 dust particles, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Pongsak Semachai, acting as an Air Force spokesman, said on Monday (January 20). “The Air Force commander-in-chief has also set measures to reduce the environmental impact by ordering all officers who use aircraft to report if they come across a forest fire or smoke, so we can cooperate with related authorities to solve the problem immediately,” he said. Pongsak said Maanat ordered all officers to "support Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry efforts to make royal rain or spray water". “The Air Force will conduct test flights by using BT-67 and C-130 aircraft equipped with water containers by the end of this month to tackle forest fires, which often occur during the drought season,” Pongsak said. He added that Manaat ordered the officers to study applying technology to help solve the problem and support the government in the long term. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380842 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-21 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Don Mega Posted January 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2020 Could they not just fly their planes around to blow the dust particles out to sea ? 2 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Baht Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 25 minutes ago, Don Mega said: Could they not just fly their planes around to blow the dust particles out to sea ? Only Superman can do that 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Don Mega Posted January 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just now, Roy Baht said: Only Superman can do that A few years back when it flooded they tried it with boats.... so why not use planes for the dust !! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Crop dusters with water will be next..... But as always, avoid the root causes! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 30la Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 4 hours ago, webfact said: “The Air Force commander-in-chief has also set measures to reduce the environmental impact by ordering all officers who use aircraft to report if they come across a forest fire or smoke, so we can cooperate with related authorities to solve the problem immediately,” he said. You certainly don't need the Air Force to see one of the many fires that are lit by the many criminal arsonists, you need an apparatus ready to enforce the laws in force without being afraid to report your neighbor or friend! 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Don Mega said: Could they not just fly their planes around to blow the dust particles out to sea ? Or send up 100s of helicopters to act like fans. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momofarang Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Don Mega said: Could they not just fly their planes around to blow the dust particles out to sea ? Funny, I was expecting to read about giant flying vacuum cleaners. They got me wrong this time; should have known that airmen tend to be of a higher standard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pravda Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 In my professional opinion they should use submarines for this task 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Get some pm3.0 size ammo and blast the buggers from the sky! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post newnative Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Well, I stand corrected. Yesterday I posted on another thread that the government had been silent recently on their efforts to combat the air pollution, postulating that they had run out of preposterous, useless ideas to throw out to the public. Wrong, Newnative. Wrong, wrong, wrong. The Air Force will save the day! Phew! Good to know! And, in a week or two when the air is still bad, it will be the Navy's turn to send out its submarine to look for the all-important underwater ocean fires that have likely been causing the air pollution in the first place. Get ready Navy! You're up next! 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 5 hours ago, webfact said: “The Air Force commander-in-chief has also set measures to reduce the environmental impact by ordering all officers who use aircraft to report if they come across a forest fire or smoke, so we can cooperate with related authorities to solve the problem immediately,” he said. Why not set up a "hot line" for anyone to report burning so that it can be investigated immediately, the message can be relayed to the nearest fire services to go and extinguish the fire and charge the culprit for the costs involved! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: urging them to stop using vehicles which give out exhaust fumes Yep that'll work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmitch Posted January 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Why don't they ever go for the root cause of the problem in this country? Prosecute those that start fires and make the local officials partially responsible. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Use air force tankers, cargo aircraft & helicopters to put out the illegal agricultural waste fires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Great idea. Let's send up lots of polluting airplanes to spot fires that are causing pollution. Only in Thailand. . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Pravda said: In my professional opinion they should use submarines for this task Don't give them any ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, hotchilli said: Why not set up a "hot line" for anyone to report burning so that it can be investigated immediately, the message can be relayed to the nearest fire services to go and extinguish the fire and charge the culprit for the costs involved! With a serious fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grossman Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Roy Baht said: Only Superman can do that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Srikcir said: Use air force tankers, cargo aircraft & helicopters to put out the illegal agricultural waste fires. Apparently, they're only interested in "forest fires" -- not the agricultural kind.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Ah, did they take up on my advice on carpet bombing the villages near the burning fields? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Yes in a cunning new scheme all jet engines will be replaced with rubber band powered props, double bonus, alleviating the low price of rubber at the same time and helping "poor farmers" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 8 hours ago, hotchilli said: Why not set up a "hot line" for anyone to report burning so that it can be investigated immediately, the message can be relayed to the nearest fire services to go and extinguish the fire and charge the culprit for the costs involved! They could convert the "grass a farang" hotline number and use that instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaila Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 13 hours ago, Don Mega said: Could they not just fly their planes around to blow the dust particles out to sea ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaila Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 13 hours ago, Don Mega said: Could they not just fly their planes around to blow the dust particles out to sea ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 9 hours ago, hotchilli said: Why not set up a "hot line" for anyone to report burning so that it can be investigated immediately, the message can be relayed to the nearest fire services to go and extinguish the fire and charge the culprit for the costs involved! Why falang thinking too mutch? Give me headache all this thinking! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell1234 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Yes i'm laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Please make this insanity STOP.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiJoDavO Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 The problem is not only with the government but also with the people who are too proud of owning a car. They should encourage those people to use public transportation. But most people complain about the pm2.5 while sitting in their car. But when you confront them, they be like i dOnT waNt tO gIvE uP mY cAR, whY dOnt yOu dO iT? I don't get the point of standing with your car in traffic jam right under the BTS. Why not just take the BTS? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoilSpoil Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, DiJoDavO said: The problem is not only with the government but also with the people who are too proud of owning a car. They should encourage those people to use public transportation. But most people complain about the pm2.5 while sitting in their car. But when you confront them, they be like i dOnT waNt tO gIvE uP mY cAR, whY dOnt yOu dO iT? I don't get the point of standing with your car in traffic jam right under the BTS. Why not just take the BTS? Only a small percentage of the Bangkok residents live near a BTS line. Bangkok's public transportation network is very inefficient, and used only by those who have no choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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