JAKARTA: Air pollution in parts of Indonesia’s Central and West Kalimantan provinces on the island of Borneo have reached hazardous levels, according to readings from IQAir, a Swiss platform that monitors air quality data.
On Monday (Aug 31), Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan was the most polluted city in the archipelago, with an air quality index (AQI) of 780 as of noon that day.
Meanwhile, Pontianak – located in West Kalimantan – was the second-most polluted city with an AQI reading of 593. An AQI reading of above 300 is considered hazardous.
Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono said last week that more than 5 million people on…
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