Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Encourages Vehicle Emission Tests To Be More Massive To Reduce Air Pollution

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin. (Photo via Antara)

CIREBON - Air pollution in DKI Jakarta and its surroundings is increasingly worrying. Some ways are believed to be a solution, one of which is to intensify vehicle emission tests.

This was conveyed by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin. He asked that the vehicle emission test be carried out more massively.

"I ask for this emission test to continue," said Ma'ruf Amin on the sidelines of a working visit to Cirebon, West Java.

Ma'ruf Amin said that one of the problems that must be handled is the source of pollution itself. However, the current emission test has not had much impact on reducing pollution because it has only been running for a while.

"Now, the emission test does not matter because it is only five percent, of course it has not had an impact," said the former chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), as quoted by Antara.

Therefore, Ma'ruf Amin encourages all relevant parties to continue to carry out emission tests.

Ma'ruf Amin also observed that air pollution was influenced by industrial areas, both in Jakarta and in areas around the capital city. According to him, this also needs to be addressed immediately.

"In addition, there are additions, opening green spaces, parks, then (implementation) WFH (working from home), yes, that's an addition. But the main thing was the transportation, then the industrial (area) was the most (impact). Perhaps it must be addressed quickly," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.