Jakarta, April 10 -- Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq asked industrial parks to comply with environmental regulations, including by creating a road map to improve air quality in the Greater Jakarta area.

During a meeting with industrial park business players here on Thursday, he said that his ministry needs to carry out discussions with business players to preserve and improve the environment, for instance, by reducing air pollution.

"There are steps that we must take jointly based on the road map that we will discuss together. We must improve Jakarta's air quality seriously," he stressed.

He said that the provisions related to air quality management have been laid down in the regulations issued by the government.

However, he...