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        "id": 1928238,
        "msgid": "to-curb-pollution-jakarta-fire-service-sprays-water-while-cloud-seeding-remains-impossible-1787122437",
        "date": "2026-08-19 12:40:08",
        "title": "To Curb Pollution, Jakarta Fire Service Sprays Water While Cloud Seeding Remains Impossible",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "The Jakarta provincial government is deploying fire service equipment to spray water as an interim measure against poor air quality. Governor Pramono Anung said weather modification operations cannot yet proceed because cloud formation over the capital is currently insufficient. The administration remains ready to conduct cloud seeding as soon as atmospheric conditions allow.",
        "content": "<p>The Jakarta provincial government is still pursuing various methods\nto address the capital\u2019s poor air quality. One of these involves\nspraying water using equipment from the Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service\n(Gulkarmat).<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the measure is being taken while\nweather modification operations (OMC) cannot yet be carried out.\nAccording to him, current cloud growth conditions over Jakarta do not\nyet permit weather engineering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, regarding the OMC or weather intervention, because up to\ntoday, frankly, there are no clouds,\u201d Pramono said at Jakarta City Hall\non Wednesday (19\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Pramono said he has repeatedly asked the Regional Disaster Management\nAgency (BPBD) to carry out weather modification in order to reduce air\npollution. However, the effort depends on natural conditions,\nparticularly cloud growth in the skies over Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have repeatedly ordered BPBD to immediately carry out weather\nmodification, but because there are no clouds, it cannot rain,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n<p>Amid these conditions, the Jakarta provincial government is taking\nother steps to help mitigate the impact of air quality. One of these is\ndeploying firefighters to spray water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs was done by the fire department and others a few days ago, they\nused their equipment to spread water to reduce this,\u201d Pramono said.<\/p>\n<p>Pramono stressed that the government continues to attempt\nintervention in Jakarta\u2019s air conditions. However, OMC cannot be carried\nout carelessly because it requires supportive weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough, once again, this is certainly a given situation. And the\nJakarta provincial government continues to try to modify the weather,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo once again, weather modification can be done, and scientifically,\nas long as there are clouds, we will certainly carry it out\nimmediately,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
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