Students mark Earth Day

CIREBON, West Java: Hundreds of students marked Earth Day on Tuesday by imposing a "no-pollution" zone along Jl. Siliwangi in the West Java town of Cirebon, where motorists were required to turn off their engines while the students pushed their cars down the street.

The students also asked motorcyclists to get off their bikes and push them through the street's no-pollution zone.

"What we are doing here may not mean much, but at least it will remind the public of the damage industrialization has done to the environment," said Yana, who coordinated Tuesday's event.

Calling themselves the Cirebon Nature Lovers Consortium (KPAC), the students also picked up garbage along Jl. Kartini and gathered in front of the city council building to deliver speeches.

They urged the Cirebon administration to increase the number of green areas in the city. -- Antara