According to Thai media news, on April 9, at about 10 o'clock in the morning of the same day, the Sam Kings Monument area in Fuzhi County, Chiang Mai Prefecture, Thailand, organized a cleaning activity called "Big Cleaning Day" to clean local streets, flowers and trees, and alleviate air quality problems in the area as much as possible.
It is understood that Chiang Mai is currently facing serious PM2.5 dust and forest fires, coupled with extremely dry and hot weather, the air quality is worrying. With Songkran 2024 just around the corner, Chiang Mai is expected to welcome 130,000 people, but there have been reports of a decrease in the number of Thais tourists visiting Chiang Mai as a result of this, and this move is also aimed at welcoming tourists.
Therefore, the "Cleaning Day" event was attended by officials from various departments and institutions, during which masks were distributed to the public and water was sprinkled to increase the air humidity, hoping to reduce the dust content as much as possible, and build confidence for the public and tourists to participate in the traditional Songkran festival activities happily and safely.