Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin asked residents to use public transportation to reduce air pollution which is currently covering a number of big cities.
After taking a leisurely stroll at the motorized vehicle-free day event on Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, Sunday, Budi appealed to residents to reduce the use of private vehicles and switch to public transportation facilities.
“The community can help to make the air cleaner and healthier which makes the sky bluer by reducing the use of cars and motorbikes,” he said.
The Minister of Health also advised residents to cycle, walk, and exercise regularly to keep their bodies healthy.
“Nowadays, many diseases are not due to lack of food, but due to eating too much. So how can people who like to eat, what should be reduced? No need. The important thing is lots of exercise, lots of walking, lots of cycling, and lots of running, he said.
“So, don’t forget to live a healthy life by moving a lot. You can eat, but more is spent by running, exercising or riding a bicycle,” he added.
He argued that the main causes of air pollution in urban areas are gas emissions from motorized vehicles and the operation of power plants and industrial machines that use fossil fuels as an energy source.
Air pollution can be reduced by reducing the use of motorized vehicles and increasing the use of clean energy sources in the operation of power plants and industrial machines. (mhn/ril)
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