Jakarta, March 5 -- The Jakarta provincial government is preparing measures to curb air pollution during the dry season expected from early May to August, officials said Thursday.

Erni Pelita Fitratunnisa, head of pollution and environmental damage control at the Jakarta Environment Office, said the city has drafted several anticipatory steps to address worsening air quality during the dry months.

She said the measures were first formulated several years ago but have not yet been formalized into a regulation.

"We once prepared 10 quick response steps to address air pollution. However, as air quality improved in 2024 and 2025 - and hopefully this year as well - we have not yet turned them into a formal policy," Fitratunnisa said.

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