Odd-Even Rules Can't Press Air Pollution In Jakarta

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JAKARTA - Public policy observer from Trisakti University Trubus Rahadiansyah assesses that the 24-hour odd-even implementation is not effective in suppressing air pollution in DKI Jakarta.

"In my opinion, it is not effective. I have not been able to limit vehicles to suppress pollution," Trubus said when contacted in Jakarta, Saturday. Previously, the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono assessed that the proposed legislator regarding the odd-even system for 24 hours to reduce congestion and air pollution in the capital city was a good idea.

According to Trubus, the implementation of odd-even 24 hours can actually trigger the number of vehicles in the capital city because people who have excess money will choose to buy more vehicles. The odd-even rule in Jakarta for 24 hours, said Trubus, can be effective if it is applied to the buffer zone of the capital city. "Yes, so the Acting Governor of DKI will not only sit in City Hall but he must ask the central government to meet with regional heads of buffer cities. We have proposed this for a long time," said Trubus. According to Heru, the implementation of odd-even 24 hours in Jakarta requires deeper coordination with the Polda Metro Jaya and the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub). Therefore, the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of DKI Jakarta immediately reviewed the proposal and communicated further with the central government. "Hopefully, there will be discussions, we need to have a discussion, we will test like that," said Deputy Traffic Director of Polda Metro Jaya AKBP Doni Hermawan when met in Jakarta, Friday. Doni explained that there needs to be a review and discussion also for trials regarding the implementation of the system.