BMKG: Smog Doesn't Much Impact Greater Jakarta
Reported by Jhon Syah Putra Kaban | Translated by Trias Risangayu
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) urged Jakartans and its surrounding areas not to worry about smoke that spread to the Greater Jakarta area. Its spread is far away from residential areas.
We are even more concerned about pollution in Jakarta
Section Head of Public Meteorology Information for BMKG, Fachri Radjab said, based on satellite image, the smoke caused by burning forest is indeed flet in the Greater Jakarta area. But its smoke is at a height of three to five kilometers above the earth.
Basuki: Smog Shrouding Jakarta Still Normal"Indeed, the smoke is venly in West Java, Banten until Greater Jakarta area, but do not worry, because its height is in the safe limit. We are even more concerned about pollution in Jakarta," he explained, Monday (10/26).
According to him, such smoke does not have an impact on the health of citizens. "It means Jakarta is safe, not like what happened in Riau and South Sumatra," he asserted.
