PCD intensifies industrial pollution, PM2.5 curbsListen to this articleThe Pollution Control Department (PCD) has stepped up nationwide enforcement to curb industrial pollution and reduce PM2.5 emissions, while the Ministry of Industry has expanded real-time emissions monitoring at factories, with additional smokestacks in Bangkok set to come under surveillance. PCD director-general Surin Worakijthamrong said the government has instructed state agencies to strengthen preventive, control and monitoring measures for PM2.5 emissions from major sources, including agriculture, transport and industry. Many types of factories emit particulate matter into the atmosphere and remain significant contributors to PM2.5 pollution, he said. The department aims to inspect and advise all 58 sugar factories and biomass power plants across the country. On the regulatory front, the ministry has drafted rules requiring factories to install Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) on smokestacks to enable real-time air pollution monitoring.

Source: Bangkok Post February 01, 2026 22:52 UTC