i'm british babaji welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us and it's one of the world's most crowded cities and now increasingly one with the worst quality the indonesian capital jakarta has been classed as the world's most polluted city several times in june itself this in addition to already being ranked the most polluted in southeast asia last year based on a study greenpeace contributed to the air pollution is due to pm 2.5 particular matter particles less than 2.5 micro metres in diameter that can cause serious respiratory problems. these a quality issues have now pushed campaigners to file a civil lawsuit against the indonesian government their contention being that the government has been unable to maintain quality we'll speak to one of those involved with the lawsuit in a bit but 1st this report. the disappearing skyline of 2 kata the new normal. these hazy skies cools to by a toxic cocktail of pollutants in recent weeks evolution levels here have dramatically risen to almost 5 times the recommended levels jakarta this suffocating on dirty air linked to its heavy traf