Depok goes green

Depok goes green

DEPOK: In conjunction with Environment Day on Nov. 12, the
local administration kicked off a regreening program by planting
hundreds of fruit trees around the town, located south of
Jakarta.

Mayor H. Badrul Kamal expressed hope that the program would
revive the satellite city's function as water catchment area for
Jakarta.

Depok, formerly a vast forest, is now a developing town with
numerous housing complexes and business districts. The
administration recently announced a new mission to be an
environmentally friendly town for settlement, trade and service.
-- JP