Entering Kemarau, Tuesday Morning Bad Air Quality 6th World

Air quality at the Jakarta National Monument (Monas) (ANTARA)

Entering the dry season, the air quality in Jakarta on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 morning was categorized as unhealthy for sensitive groups and Jakarta was ranked sixth as the worst air city in the world.

According to the air quality monitoring site, IQAir, which was reported by ANTARA on Saturday at 05.33 WIB, the air quality in DKI Jakarta was categorized as unhealthy with the number 137 referring to the PM2.5 assessment with a concentration value of 50 micrograms per cubic meter.

The unhealthy category for sensitive groups, namely the air quality is detrimental to humans or groups of animals that are sensitive or can cause damage to plants or aesthetic values.

The site also recommends air conditions in Jakarta, namely for the public to avoid outdoor activities. If you are outdoors, wear a mask, then close the window to avoid dirty outside air.

Furthermore, from the same data, the worst air quality city in the world is first order Khinshasa (Kongo) at 174, second place in Dubai (Union of the Arab Emirates) at 171, third place in Lahore (Pakistan) at 170 and fourth place is Delhi (India) at 152.

Previously, Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono had 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.

The scope of the air pollution control task force includes compiling Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Handling Air Pollution in DKI Jakarta Province, controlling air pollution from industrial activities and monitoring periodic air quality conditions to health impacts from air pollution.

Then, carry out the prevention of polluting sources, both from moving sources and immovable sources, including sources of disturbances and emergency control.

Then implement mandatory motor vehicle emission tests, rejuvenate public transportation and develop environmentally friendly transportation for public transportation and the government.

Furthermore, it is in charge of increasing open space, green buildings and activating tree planting movements and increasing community participation in improving air quality.

In addition, carry out supervision of licensing compliance which has an impact on air pollution and prosecution of air pollution violations.

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will also continue to evaluate and review various policies that have been implemented so that they are right on target and are able to effectively overcome the problem of air pollution.