City to launch clean air project<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration and the Swisscontact
\nfoundation of Switzerland have joined forces to implement a clean
\nair project worth Rp 7.5 billion, with the aim of lowering fuel
\nconsumption and vehicle emissions in the capital.<\/p>\n
A cooperation agreement for the project was signed on Monday
\nby Prawoto S. Danoemihardjo, head of the regional environmental
\nimpact management agency (Bapedalda) and Hugo Sager and Peter
\nBissegger of the Swiss foundation for technical cooperation.<\/p>\n
Commencing on April 9, the project will train employees of
\nvehicle repair shops in inspection and maintenance of vehicle
\nsystems.<\/p>\n
Project manager, Sager, said 200 vehicle repair shops,
\nequipped with emission test machines and staffed by skilled
\nemployees, would be involved in the project.<\/p>\n
"The 200 repair shops comprise about 300 repair shops which
\nhave been equipped with emission test machines in the city," he
\nsaid, adding that many employees were reluctant to use them due
\nto lack of information.<\/p>\n
Sager said the project would be totally funded by a Swiss
\ngovernment grant scheme.<\/p>\n
"Swiss people are concerned about environmental affairs, as
\npollution in all countries will impact other inhabitants -- we
\nonly have one earth," he said.<\/p>\n
Jakarta's air quality has been declining over the last few
\nyears. It is estimated that 70 percent of the pollution
\noriginates from vehicular emissions, Bapedalda's release said.<\/p>\n
Prawoto said that in the first stage, only private car owners
\nwould be obliged annually to undergo emission tests and vehicle
\nmaintenance.<\/p>\n
In the future, emission test certificates would be one of the
\nrequirements to obtain or extend vehicle ownership documents, he
\nsaid. (ind)<\/p>",
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