Jakarta's Air Quality Is Not Healthy Again, Becomes The 23rd Worst Order In The World

JAKARTA - Air quality in Jakarta is again unhealthy for sensitive groups on Friday morning, February 9. Where, the quality of Jakarta's air ranks 23 as the city with the worst air in the world. Based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring site at 05.10 WIB, the air quality index (AQI) in Jakarta is in 23rd place with 125 numbers or is included in the unhealthy category with air pollution PM2.5 and a concentration value of 45.5 micrograms per cubic meter. The figure has an explanation of the level of air quality is unhealthy for groups sensitive to humans or groups of animals that are sensitive or can cause damage to plants or aesthetic values. The category is either, namely the level of air quality that does not have an effect on human or animal health and does not affect plants, buildings, or the aesthetic value with a range of PM2.5 as large as 050. The moderate category, namely its air quality that does not affect human or animal health, but affects sensitive plants and aesthetic values with a PM2.5 range of 51100. Furthermore, the category is very unhealthy with a PM2.5 range of 200299 or its air quality can harm health in a number of exposed population segments. Lastly, dangerous (300500) or in general, its air quality can harm serious health to the population.

The city with the worst air quality: the first order is Shenyang, China at number 279; 2nd order Accra, Ghana at number 240; 8th order of Karachi, Pakistan at 190; 4th order Kabul, Afghanistan at number 189; 5th order Wuhan, China at number 177; 6th order Dhaka, Bangladesh at number 176.7th order Shanghai, China at number 174; 8th order Hangzhou, China at number 171th order - 9th Lahore, Pakistan at number 169; 10th order Ulahanbaatar, Mongolia at number 166; 11th order Yangon, Myanmar at number 165; 12th order Kolkata, India at number 160; 13th order Delhi, India at number 160.14th order Mumbai, India at number 158; 158th order Baghdad, Iraq at number 156; 16th order Chengdu, China at number 154; 17th order Skopje, Macedonia at number 151; 18th order Kampala, Uganda at number 144; 19th order Kathmandu, Nepal at number 141; order 20th Phnom Penh, Cambodia at number 139; order 21st Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel at number 134, and order 222 Chongqing, China at number 127. Previously, Acting (Pj.) DKI Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono said his party continued to intensify the installation of high-pressure generators for spraying water grains (water mist generators) into the air even though in the rainy season. Still in water mass, there is no change in pollution management, next year there will still be a recurring summer, "said Heru at DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Thursday (23/11). Installation of water mass generators is one of the Provincial Government (Pemprov) efforts of DKI Jakarta to suppress air pollution.

According to Heru, the installation should continue to be added as preparation for the dry season in the future.

Spokesperson for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Air Pollution Control Task Force (PPU Task Force) Ani Ruspitawati said that as of November 17, 2023, 177 units of water mist generators were installed in 143 government and private buildings. The scope of this air pollution control task force, including drafting standard operating procedures (SOP) for handling air pollution in DKI Jakarta Province, controlling air pollution from industrial activities, and monitoring periodically air quality conditions, to health impacts from air pollution..

In addition, he said, it is mandatory to test motor vehicle emissions, rejuvenate public transportation and develop environmentally friendly transportation for public transportation and the government is then tasked with increasing open space, green buildings, and activating tree planting movements, increasing community participation in improving air quality improvements, supervising licensing compliance that has an impact on air pollution, and taking action against air pollution violations.