The Viral Photo Of Mount Gede From Kemayoran, Riza Patria: The Air Quality Is Getting Better, Blue

JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government said that the air in Jakarta on Wednesday, February 17 last morning was indeed clean.

This response to citizens' doubts about a viral photo of Mount Gede Pangrango that is clearly visible from Kemayoran. Netizen thinks the photo is an edit.

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said the air quality in Jakarta is getting better. Given the Jakarta Langit Biru program.

"Air quality in Jakarta is getting better, please look at the data, blue. This is the government's effort, indeed to make various efforts to increase green open space, start controlling public transportation emissions, and so on", said Riza in Jakarta, Thursday, February 18.

Jakarta Environmental Service Public Relations Officer Yogi Ikhwan also said that Jakarta's sky was indeed bright the morning of yesterday. The concentration of PM 2.5 air particles from 50.00 WIB to 07.00 WIB is decreasing.

"The concentration of PM 2.5 from 05.00 to 07.00 am decreased compared to the previous hours with an average range of 0.15 to 7.98 µg / m3. At that time, the air was really good", said Yogi to VOI.

Also, he said, the average daily concentration of PM 2.6 showed results that tended to be lower than the previous day.

Yogi said the bright air of Jakarta was a positive impact on the environment by implementing large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the PSBB, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government did limit the activities of its citizens. Restrictions are made at workplaces, social facilities and public facilities, public transportation, and other facilities.

"This is due to a significant increase in the new lifestyle of using bicycles as an environmentally friendly means of transportation and the tightening of emission test obligations for motorized vehicles", he said.

Regarding Ari's photo upload which turned out to have gone through the editing process to make it clearer, Yogi answered economically. "For the photo, let the photographer explain it", he said.

For information, initially, the DKI Jakarta Environment Agency uploaded a photo depicting the view of Mount Gede Pangrango as clearly visible from Jakarta. The photo was taken from the Kemayoran area, Central Jakarta. This photo was first uploaded by Ari Wibisono on his personal social media.

View of Mount Gede Pangrango in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta This morning, indicating that the air quality is clean 😍.😍Jl. Benjamin Sueb, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta 🇮🇩.Photo @wibisono.ariRepost from @abarjakarta1 pic.twitter.com/ALd4Vz1riO

- DKI Jakarta LH Agency (@dinaslhdki) February 17, 2021

Initially, what became a debate, many netizens suspected that the photo was a sticky note. Because, it is said that Mount Pangrango cannot be seen clearly in the photo, plus its location from Kemayoran.

Regarding the viral upload, the owner of the photo, Ari Wibisono, has provided clarification. According to him, the photo was taken on Wednesday, February 17 morning from the location of the Jalan HBR Motik Bridge, Kemayoran.

The equipment used includes a mirrorless camera with a Telezoom lens measuring 260mm. In his clarifying post, Ari said that the photo had gone through the editing process using Adobe Lightroom.