Eid Holiday After, Jakarta's Air Quality Is 5th Worst In The World

Illustration of air quality around Monas, Jakarta. (ANTARA).

JAKARTA - Air quality in DKI Jakarta, based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring site, is the fifth worst in the world on the second day of the Idul Fitri holiday, Wednesday morning, April 17. Quoted from ANTARA, based on monitoring at 05.35 WIB, the air quality index (AQI) in Jakarta is at 151 or falls into the unhealthy category with a fine particle number (particulate matter / PM) 2.5. The air quality monitoring site with the latest time recorded Jakarta as the city with the worst fifth-rated air quality in the world on Wednesday morning.

The city with the worst air quality in the world on Wednesday morning was Kathmandu, Nepal with an air quality index at 156, followed by Hanoi, Vietnam at 156, and Yangon, Myanmar at 154, then chasing Mai, Thailand at 153.

Meanwhile, the Environmental Information and Hygiene System of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Environment Agency states that the overall air quality in Jakarta is in the moderate category.

The moderate air quality category means air quality levels that do not affect human or animal health but affect sensitive plants, and aesthetic value.

A number of areas monitored by the HI Roundabout (41), Kelapa Gading (55), Jagakarsa (54), Kebon Jeruk (57) and Lubang Buaya (52).