Jakarta, June 12 -- The Ministry of Environment ensured that the government continues its efforts to reduce sources of air pollution, including urging regional governments in the Greater Jakarta area to strengthen supervision at the grassroots level.

The ministry's Director of Air Quality Protection and Management, Edward Nixon Pakpahan, noted here on Thursday that air pollution in Greater Jakarta has become a recurring issue and therefore requires stronger action not only from the Ministry of Environment but also from regional governments.

"Regional governments, as authorities at the grassroots level, need to increase monitoring and supervision in their respective regions," he emphasized.

This is necessary as several sources of air po...