AsianScientist (Apr. 30, 2012) – Heavy pollution of river water by household and industrial waste in the Indonesian province of West Java is threatening the health of at least five million people living on the riverbanks, say government officials and water experts. Poor sanitation and hygiene cause 50,000 deaths annually in Indonesia, with
Real-time data collected by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, showed Jakarta the 11th most polluted city in the world on Friday, below Kolkata in India and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. IQAir also estimated that air pollution could cause 4,000 premature deaths in Jakarta and incur a $1-billion cost from lost productivity due to earlyJakarta followed it at 20 with a 36.2 μg /m3 annual average. Vientiane was ranked 3 0, Yangon 35, Bangkok 52, and Metro Manila 62. Air pollution reached alarming levels in 2022, How decades of flooding prompted the ‘new’ Jakarta move. After delays due to the pandemic, the government of Indonesia approved a plan to relocate the capital city from Jakarta to Nusantara. Jakarta is polluted, overcrowded and sinking, due to the ever-worsening floods. A $35bn plan, which should be completed by 2024, will relocate its So, there is hope of more religious leaders and influential people incorporating environmental ideology. And we must be prepared, as travelers, to look closely into the mirror. Tourism is one of the main sources of pollution for Indonesia, with visitors adding to the piles of garbage. Hotels and restaurants act as revolving doors, where people