Waiting For Air Pollution Studies, Bogor Regency Government Has Not Implemented 50 Percent WFH

Illustration of air pollution in Jakarta (ANTARA)

BOGOR - The Bogor Regency Government is still waiting for the results of a study on the propsipation of air pollution from the Environmental Agency (DLH) for the implementation of a 50 percent Work Form Home (WFH) system policy.

Previously, the Minister of Home Affairs instructed regional heads in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) to control air pollution.

One of them is by adjusting the work system policy to the provisions of WFH and WFO (Work From Office).

Head of the Bogor Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency (BKPSDM), Irwan Purnawan, said that from the results of the study, his party would immediately prepare technical instructions related to WFH policies within the Bogor Regency Government.

"We are waiting for the results of a study from DLH regarding air conditions in Bogor Regency, how big the level of air pollution will be, later it will be adjusted to policies from the central government," said Irwan, Sunday, August 27.

According to him, DLH has the task of monitoring air conditions in Bogor Regency. Even so, DLH only has one air condition meter or Air Quality Monitoring System (AQMS).

"Therefore, whether from the study it turned out that only a few sub-districts had bad air conditions, later it was adjusted whether the WFH was only enforced in the sub-district," explained Irwan.

Even so, he continued, the Bogor Regency Government would not have any trouble if WFH was implemented. The reason is, the policy has also been carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Maybe WFH is enforced only for services that are not directly in contact with the community, so we are still waiting for the results of the DLH study," he said.

Meanwhile, the Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil said, the West Java Provincial Government had already implemented the WFH policy. The policy was implemented only for civil servants who excel, and was running 4 months ago.

"And this reduces congestion, pollution, stress and saves costs, so WFH has one record, for civil servants who are not directly related to community interactions," he said.