The commander of the 3rd Army Region and governors from nine northern provinces will work on the draft during a meeting to be held in Phitsanulok province on Friday. He also said the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will ask animal food producing firms not to buy maize from farmers who burn their unwanted plantsAn environment ministerial meeting in Hanoi last week also addressed ways Asean members can control and limit the impact of haze pollution. Thailand will host a meeting to discuss the " Haze-Free Asean Roadmap" in Chiangmai, in January next year.
Natural Resources and Environment Ministry Surasak Karnjanarat, who yesterday held a meeting on hoe deal with haze pollution in thr North, told agencies to propose a plan for next year.
forest officials will work with local official to deter villagers from starting forest fires. "We know where the hotsports come from and we will block them. With a concerted effort, we hope to see fewer hotsports than last year," he said