Pollution in mega city: Jakarta
April 2nd, 2007 by webmaster
As part of our series looking at the effects of pollution in the region - we focus on one of South East Asia’s busiest cities, Jakarta. From waste management to traffic congestion, we look at the impact of pollution on the City’s residents, as well as possible solutions.
These reports were compiled by Nita Roshita and Tobias Grote-Beverborg as part of the series: “Pollution in Megacities: The example of Jakarta”, a co-production of Radio68H and Deutsche Welle, the German International Radio Station.
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Everyday people in Jakarta have to face the consequences of inhaling polluted air, mostly caused by the cars, buses and motorbikes jamming … 
Every year the streets of Jakarta become jammed and parts of the city are cut off from electricity and drinking water – … 
In Jakarta, clean drinking water is becoming scarcer by the day. Statistics show that ninety per cent of the city’s wells and … 
Dozens of canals run through Ancol district in northern Jakarta. In the past, the canals were alive with fish, but nowadays even … 
Everyday, more than six thousand tons of garbage is produced by the twelve million inhabitants of Indonesia’s capital - Jakarta. Most of … 
