JAKARTA – It is time for Jakartans to stop waiting. We can no longer afford to merely complain about the slow pace of the city administration’s actions to reduce pollution in this choking megapolis: We must be proactive in creating cleaner air ourselves.

While Jakarta officials and residents tend to focus on outdoor air pollution, a group of scholars recently pointed out that poor indoor air quality was equally dangerous for public health. This means many people are overlooking the invisible danger lurking inside their own homes.

The question remains: Will Jakartans wake up to this domestic threat, or will they wait passively for the city administration to work its magic? There are clear signs, however, that they have simply accepted severe pollution as a daily fact of life, a “new normal” they must endure.

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