The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 10/25/2009 5:42 PM
The car-free day is effective in reducing air pollution in Jakarta, says the city environment agency.
The Jakarta Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD) announced on Sunday that the amount of dust particles had decreased by 34 percent, Carbon Monoxide (CO) by 68 percent, and Nitrogen Monoxide (NO) by 80 percent during the last car-free day.
"That is the result from our analysis seven days before and after the car-free day," Peni Susanti, the head of Jakarta BPLHD, said during the car-free day on Sunday, as quoted by kompas.com.
The number of people that took part in car-free day increased to 15,000 this Sunday, the highest figure since the start of the initiative.
The Car-free day is held every second and last Sunday of the month from Jl. Sudirman to Jl M.H. Thamrin.
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