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JAKARTA GOVERNOR: CAR-FREE DAY EVERY SUNDAYS
Jakarta, Sept 12 (ANTARA) - Jakarta governor Fauzi Bowo plans to intensify the "Car-Free Day" program by increasing it from once a month to four times a month in view of worsening air pollution in the city.
"I will declare this increase soon. I am appealing for your preparedness for this," he said here on Thursday.
He said that only by imposing the program like this, Indonesia would receive appreciation from the world in making the city become more healthier," he said.
In view of that Fauzi appealed to all the relevant institutions to help make the program a success by banning cars from certain designated roads during each Car-Free Day.
According to the regional environment management board the program is effective for improving the city's air quality as seen from the increasing number of days in the city with clean air.
In 2006 the number of days with clean air in the city reached only 45 a year but in 2007 it increased to 73, the head of the board, Budirama Natakusumah, said.
The number of clean air days this year is expected to increase to 100 days. Budirama said he was optimistic the target would be met under the program in addition to increasing the number of cars running on liquefied natural gas (LNG), which practically does not cause pollution.
The Car-Free Day has so far been implemented on Jalan MH Thamrin and Jalan Sudirman on a Sunday once a month from 6 am to 2 pm.
He said the program would also cover some other parts of the capital city.
"I will declare this increase soon. I am appealing for your preparedness for this," he said here on Thursday.
He said that only by imposing the program like this, Indonesia would receive appreciation from the world in making the city become more healthier," he said.
In view of that Fauzi appealed to all the relevant institutions to help make the program a success by banning cars from certain designated roads during each Car-Free Day.
According to the regional environment management board the program is effective for improving the city's air quality as seen from the increasing number of days in the city with clean air.
In 2006 the number of days with clean air in the city reached only 45 a year but in 2007 it increased to 73, the head of the board, Budirama Natakusumah, said.
The number of clean air days this year is expected to increase to 100 days. Budirama said he was optimistic the target would be met under the program in addition to increasing the number of cars running on liquefied natural gas (LNG), which practically does not cause pollution.
The Car-Free Day has so far been implemented on Jalan MH Thamrin and Jalan Sudirman on a Sunday once a month from 6 am to 2 pm.
He said the program would also cover some other parts of the capital city.
