The capital of Indonesia is declared the most polluted city in the world

Indonesia's capital Jakarta tops the list as the world's most polluted city, ranking among the top 10 most polluted cities globally since May, according to data from Swiss air quality technology company IQAir.

Jakarta, which has a population of over 10 million, records high levels of air pollution almost every day, according to IQAir.

Jakarta residents have long complained about toxic air from chronic traffic, industrial smoke and coal-fired power plants. Some of them filed a civil lawsuit in 2021 demanding that the government take action to control air pollution.

The court at the time ruled that President Joko Widodo should set air quality standards to protect people's health and should devise strategies to control air quality.

Asked about Jakarta's pollution problem on Tuesday, President Widodo told reporters that the solution would be to move the country's capital from Jakarta to Nusantara.

Indonesia will name Nusantara as its new capital next year and at least 16,000 civil, military and police officials will be relocated there./ CNA

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