The Environment and Forestry Ministry has set up a task force to tackle the rising air pollution in the Greater Jakarta area, with a focus on law enforcement and monitoring potential pollutant sources.

Environmentalists are, however, unconvinced that the task force will produce significant results in reducing the pollution that has been choking the capital.

The ministry’s task force will focus on managing air pollution, which starts with identifying sources of pollutants in the Greater Jakarta area, said Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar.

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil (The Jakarta Post)

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