On pollution

For once I am able to agree with Mr. Ronci' (Jan. 22, 1997) when he suggests in his letter "... specialized teams responsible for controlling vehicles spitting 'clouds of poison'."

I have made this same suggestion twice in the Letters section, latterly about two years ago, when I proposed "antipollution commandos" to crack down on vehicles emitting black smoke from their exhausts. So his suggestion, while admirable in itself, is hardly original.

Indeed, I seem to recall reading a report in The Jakarta Post a few months ago that legislation was in the pipeline, due to become effective on Jan. 1, 1997, to establish just such antipollution squads as Mr. Ronci and I have suggested, in implementation of the Presidentially inspired "Blue skies" policy.

So, maybe we shall, this year, begin to see some lessening of the city's air pollution. Nous verrons!

RB SAWREY-COOKSON

Jakarta