Jakarta Tightens Regulation on Air Pollution Control

KOMPAS/RIZA FATHONI

Buses stand by on Monday (29/7/2019) at the Blok M Terminal in South Jakarta. The terminal is to be revitalized and integrated with the MRT Jakarta and the Transjakarta busway as part of the Blok M transit-oriented development area.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The Jakarta administration has tightened its regulation on managing air pollution through the issuance of Gubernatorial Instruction No. 66/2019 on air quality control on Thursday (1/8/2019). The regulation covers all movable and immovable sources of air pollution.

The administration is involving 14 work units to resolve the crippling air pollution issue. Jakarta environmental agency head Andono Warih said that the instruction focused on tackling the air pollution caused by land transportation.