Had The Worst Ranking, Jakarta's Air Quality Is Getting Better

Illustration of sunny weather without Jakarta air pollution (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Air quality in Jakarta on Monday, January 22 morning is getting better, namely occupying the top 70 as the city with the worst air in the world.

Reporting from Antara, based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring site at 06.30 WIB, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta is ranked 61st with a figure of 53 or is in the moderate category with PM2.5 air pollution and a concentration value of 13 micrograms per cubic meter.

This figure has an explanation that the level of air quality is in the moderate category, namely its air quality which does not affect human or animal health but affects sensitive plants and aesthetic value with a PM2.5 range of 51-100.

Meanwhile, the unhealthy category for sensitive groups is that it can harm humans or groups of animals that are sensitive or can cause damage to plants or aesthetic values.

Then, the good category, namely the level of air quality 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 category is very unhealthy with a PM2.5 range of 200-299 or its air quality can be detrimental to health in a number of segments of the exposed population.

Lastly, dangerous (300-500) or in general its air quality can harm people's serious health in the population.

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono has issued Governor's Decree (Kepgub) Number 593 of 2023 concerning the Air Pollution Control Task Force as a policy to accelerate the handling of air pollution.

Then, the DKI Jakarta Environment Agency (DLH) added nine air quality monitoring stations (SPKU) in its area as an effort to accelerate the handling of air pollution in 2024.

The presence of these nine new SPKUs is expected to provide maximum air quality data and can be the main reference for all parties. Then, by 2025, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will target the number of SPKUs in the Jakarta area as many as 25 tools.

In order to maximize its implementation, the spread of SPKU in all areas of Jakarta is also supported by other regulations that can increase Jakarta's air quality, one of which is through the low emission zone.