Jakarta Air Quality 10 Worst in the World on Saturday

Jakarta Air (Antara)

JAKARTA - The air quality in Jakarta on Saturday morning ranked in the top 10 as the city with the worst air in the world and entered the unhealthy air category.

Based on data from the air quality monitoring site IQAir at 05.25 WIB, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta is in the seventh worst position in the world with a figure of 161 or in the unhealthy category.

Citing Antara, Jakarta's air pollution is PM2.5 and the concentration value is 70 micrograms per cubic meter. This figure has an explanation that the air quality level is unhealthy for sensitive groups, because it can harm humans or sensitive animal groups, or can cause damage to plants or aesthetic values.

Meanwhile, the category does not affect human or animal health, but affects sensitive plants and aesthetic values with a PM2.5 range of 51-100.

Then the good category is the air quality level that does not have an effect on human or animal health and does not affect plants, buildings, or aesthetic values, with a PM2.5 range of 0-50

Then the very unhealthy category with a PM2.5 range of 200-299 or air quality can be harmful to health in a number of exposed population segments. Finally, dangerous (300-500) or in general the air quality can be seriously harmful to health in the population.

The city with the worst air quality is Kabul (Afghanistan) which is at 370, second is Lahore (Pakistan) at 238, third is Dhaka (Bangladesh) at 233, and fourth is Kolkata (India) at 230.

Then the fifth order of Delhi (India) at 193, the sixth order (Mumbai) India at 172, the seventh order Hanoi (Vietnam) at 163, the ninth order Chengdu (China) at 157, and the tenth order Beijing (China) at 155.

However, the public is still recommended to always wear masks when outdoors, close windows to avoid dirty outside air, and turn on air purifiers.

Previously, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) prepared three main strategies that are being carried out to improve air quality.

First, expanding the reach of Transjabodetabek bus services to reduce the use of private vehicles, such as Blok M-Alam Sutera, Blok M-PIK 2, to the plan to open a new route from Blok M to Soekarno Hatta Airport.

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung also invited the public to use public transportation services provided by the DKI Provincial Government. In fact, the DKI Provincial Government has issued rules regarding the implementation of free public transportation services for 15 groups of people.

Apart from transportation, the waste management sector is also a concern of the DKI Provincial Government by accelerating the construction of ITF (Intermediate Treatment Facility) waste processing facilities in Sunter, Rorotan, Bantargebang and West Jakarta. This project is targeted to start running in the middle of this year.