Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Air pollution in Jakarta drops on car-free day

The car-free day is for reducing air pollution in Jakarta, says the city environment agency.

The Jakarta Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) announced that the amount of dust particles had decreased by 34% , Carbon Monoxide (CO) by 68 %, and Nitrogen Monoxide (NO) by 80 % on the last car-free day.

"That is the result from the analysis seven days before and after the car-free day," Peni Susanti, the head of Jakarta BPLHD, said during the car-free day on Sunday, as quoted by
kompas.com.

The number of people that join in car-free day increased to 15,000 this Sunday, the highest figure since the start of the initiative.

The Car-free day is held every second and last Sunday of the month from Jl. Sudirman to Jl M.H. Thamrin.


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