JAKARTA: The Indonesian capital, Jakarta, one of the world’s most overcrowded and polluted mega cities, has launched a new bid to rid its streets of vermin -- by offering residents $1.50 for every rat they catch.
Authorities hope the Rat Eradication Movement will help clean up the city of about 10 million where enormous vermin are a common sight on rubbish-strewn roads and in poor slum areas.
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