Indonesia's ‘Mudik’ trips pick up as govt trials traffic policies

This aerial picture shows traffic during afternoon rush hour in Jakarta on April 20, 2022. - AFP

JAKARTA, April 26 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Some Indonesians have begun departing to their hometowns to spend the Aidilfitri holiday with families and friends, a tradition known as mudik (exodus) in the Muslim-majority country, while the government has started trials of traffic management policies in anticipation of congestion along the country’s toll roads.

The government, citing the relatively controlled pandemic situation, has allowed people to go on mudik this year.