'Ban private cars on Sundays'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): An official in charge of living environment
\naffairs has come up with a novel but radical idea of making
\nJakarta's major roads free of privately owned cars on Sundays.<\/p>\n
Blaming the highly polluted air in Jakarta on the uncontrolled
\ngrowth in the number of cars, Aboejoewono, the city's chief of
\nthe environmental office, said that to get rid of the problem,
\nthe number of cars on the capital's roads should be gradually
\nlimited.<\/p>\n
\"Air pollution has reached an intolerable level, so it's high
\ntime we stopped the ever growing number of cars on the roads,\" he
\ntold Antara on Saturday, adding that if possible all private cars
\nshould be banned from Jakarta's major roads on Sundays.<\/p>\n
Aboejoewono said that at present there are more than 1.8
\nmillion cars in the sprawling, teeming capital city of more than
\n10 million people.<\/p>\n
\"I'm aware that my proposal might raise controversy and draw
\nstrong protests from various quarters, but this seems to be one
\nof the best ways to reduce the level of air pollution in the
\ncity. I will appreciate anyone who can also raise proposals on
\nhow to cope with this crucial air pollution problem,\" he said.
\n(bas)<\/p>",
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