well it is banned in most countries but like I said in my write-up these are very poor farmers, like barely making a living. If we told them they had to use a $100,000 piece of equipment instead they would just laugh, then riot if they discovered that the person telling them this was serious.
The fires don't get out of control often, they are pretty good at making sure that doesn't happen but it does happen from time to time
RE: Chiang Mai smokey season: how bad is it?