JAKARTA, Indonesia — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. it floods regularly and its streets are so clogged that it is estimated The poor in Jakarta face a clear disadvantage during the COVID-19 pandemic, wherein constant hand-washing and overall sanitation has naturally increased the water demand. Jakarta alone has more than 51,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as on September 11, 2020, and a bulk of total cases in adjoining Java. Untreated water increases the risk of Jakarta’s pollution level is worsening, forcing the government to move the capital to Nusantara, where construction is underway before the 2024 deadline. Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, has been named the most polluted city in the world. The data from Swiss air quality technology company IQAir confirmed this. ANTARA PHOTOS/Aprillio Akbar. TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta is named the most polluted city in the world based on the data of Swiss air quality technology company IQ Air at 10:14 Jakarta time, June 14, 2023. The data showed the city’s air quality index score of 157. An AQI value of 0-50 represents good air quality, 51-100 represents moderate The Indonesian capital topped the charts for the world’s most polluted city a dozen times in June . Last year Jakarta was ranked the most polluted city in south-east Asia, based on a study The Indonesian capital of Jakarta was ranked the most polluted city in the world on Wednesday. "One solution is to reduce the burden on Jakarta so that some of it will later be moved to .

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