Vehicular emission

Vehicular emission

From Media Indonesia

I am very concerned about the air pollution prevailing in Jakarta. One of the causes of pollution is emissions from buses. Many buses emit black smoke from their exhaust pipes, and yet they are allowed to operate freely in the city.

On June 22, 2000, which was the anniversary of Jakarta, I was driving to my campus. A medium-sized Big Bird bus with plate number B 7061 BW was in front of me. A sticker on the rear window read: "The emission of this but is regularly controlled."

The funny thing was that the bus continued puffing out black smoke from its exhaust. I was wondering what the sticker was for. Was it there for decoration only?

This letter probably will not attract the attention of the public because people are primarily concerned with economic problems rather than the environment.

However, I would like to call on all fellow citizens and the authorities to give greater attention to environmental problems in this country.

UMMI KALTSUM

Jakarta