Visitor complain about pollution<\/p>\n
BOGOR: Visitors to the Bogor Botanical Gardens have complained
\nabout the pollution from vehicles that enter the compound.<\/p>\n
"It is no longer comfortable. It is unlike in the past, when
\nit was tranquil and we could breathe fresh air. Now, with many
\ncars entering here, there is lots of dust and vehicle emissions,"
\nYustina, a resident of Cibuluh village in West Bogor, said last
\nweek.<\/p>\n
"A conservation area like this should be free from pollution.
\nVehicle pollution will kill the plants," she added.<\/p>\n
Data from the botanical garden shows that from January to May
\nthis year, 10,375 cars entered the garden compound.<\/p>\n
Plant Conservation Center head Dedi Darnaedi said he was
\nunsure if the pollution affected the plants.<\/p>\n
"The vehicular pollution disturbs people more than the plants.
\nIn the long run, it might affect the plants. But we need to
\nresearch it first," he said.<\/p>\n
Gardens finance manager Amas said that since 1987, each car
\nhad to pay an Rp 10,000 entrance fee.<\/p>\n
Amas said the botanical gardens would soon provide three
\npollution-free vehicles called Marlip, designed by the Indonesian
\nInstitute of Sciences (LIPI). It will take visitors around the
\ngardens for Rp 10,000 per person.<\/p>\n
Separately, head of the Environment Research Center of the
\nBogor Institute of Agriculture, Soeryo Adi Wibowo, said vehicular
\nemissions had damaged the aesthetics of the botanical gardens but
\nwas not asked about the impact of the pollution on the plants.
\n--JP<\/p>",
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