Jakarta to have new pollution index displays<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The capital will soon have four new electronic
\npollution index displays showing levels of five air pollutants at
\nfour locations, an official said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Head of the city's environmental impact management agency
\n(Bapedalda) Aboejoewono Aboeprajitno said that the Made-in-
\nAustria devices, a grant from the Austrian government, would
\nfunction soon after his staff complete their training.<\/p>\n
\"The training will last for about a month,\" Aboejoewono told
\nThe Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
However, he could not say when the training would start but
\nsaid that the training will be conducted by an Austrian agency,
\nwhose personnel set up the electronic displays.<\/p>\n
Unlike the current displays, such as the one near Gambir
\nrailway station in Central Jakarta, the new displays look more
\nsophisticated and helpful.<\/p>\n
Head of Bapedalda's air and noise pollution unit, M. Yusuf,
\nsaid the Gambir display board only provides the pollution index
\nwithout details.<\/p>\n
The new ones, he said, will show the levels of each of the
\nfive air pollutants, namely PM10 (dust particles), SO2 (Sulfide),
\nCO (Carbon Monoxide), O3 (Ozone), and NO2 (Nitride).<\/p>\n
The level begins with bagus (good) marked with a score of
\nbetween 0 and 50, sedang (medium) with a score from 51 to 100,
\ntidak sehat (unhealthy) from 101 to 200, sangat tidak sehat (very
\nunhealthy) from 201 to 300, and berbahaya (dangerous) from 301 to
\n500.<\/p>\n
Yusuf said that the old display in Gambir will be replaced
\nwith a new one soon.<\/p>\n
According to him, the new displays, constructed since May, are
\naimed at raising public concerns on the air pollution in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"With the presence of the displays, people will be able to see
\nwhether or not it's healthy for them to go out, or even reduce
\ntheir activities, especially those that contribute to the
\nincrease in air pollution,\" Yusuf said.<\/p>\n
The displays are already in place at Pondok Indah shopping
\nmall in South Jakarta, in front of Mal Ciputra shopping mall in
\nWest Jakarta, Jl. Boulevard Raya in North Jakarta, and Jl. A.
\nYani in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Yusuf said that the average air pollution level in the capital
\nis in the medium range.<\/p>\n
\"We have a healthy index only during Saturday and holidays. In
\nany other day including Sunday, the index is medium,\" he said.
\n(08)<\/p>",
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