Jakarta's Air Quality Is Not Healthy This Saturday Morning, Urged To Reduce Outdoor Activities

Illustration - Monas with a patterned Jakarta background (16/8/2023). (Doc. ANTARA/Mecca Yumna NP)

JAKARTA - Heavy rains since Friday afternoon have not had an impact on the air quality in DKI Jakarta which is in the unhealthy category for sensitive groups on Saturday, January 6, based on data from the air quality monitoring site, IQAir.

Based on observations at 06.00 WIB, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta is at 139 or is included in the unhealthy category with a smooth particle number (particulate matter / PM) 2.5.

The air quality monitoring site with the latest time also lists Jakarta as the city with the worst 20th highest air quality in the world.

For information, reported by ANTARA, Saturday, January 6, the worst air quality city in the world on Saturday was Dhaka (Banglades) with an air quality index at 316, followed by Kolkata (India) at 237 and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) at 204.

Meanwhile, a number of areas in Jakarta that are recorded as air quality with unhealthy categories, namely West Cilandak, Kuningan and Jeruk Purut areas.

The public is advised to reduce outdoor activities, specifically sensitive groups should wear masks outdoors, close windows to avoid dirty outside air and turn on air filters.