Jakarta, IO – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin proposed that Indonesia copy China’s methods of dealing with air pollution.
The proposal has been submitted to President Joko Widodo. According to him, many countries need up to 25 years to reduce pollution level but China was able to overcome it in only 6-7 years, per Metrotvnews, Wednesday (30/8).
He pointed out that China has installed thousands of air quality monitoring devices across its cities.
Budi explained that the equipment is capable of detecting pollution. After that, monitoring vehicles will be deployed to the location to analyze the source of the pollutant.
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According to Budi, there are five strategies implemented by China, namely controlling industrial and motor vehicle emissions, controlling dust, monitoring air quality and reducing risks and health impacts. (un)