Jakarta – Around 3,000 people participate in a peace march against air pollution in Central Jakarta on Saturday.

The march, which started at the National Monument to Bundaran HI traffic circle and back, was started at around 7:30 a.m..

Fajar Suryanto of the organizing committee told Antara news agency that similar marches were hold simulatneously in Bandung (in West Java), Semarang (Central Java), Surabaya (East Java), Medan (North Sumatra), Makassar (South Sulawesi) and Denpasar (Bali).

"These provinces are areas with the highest air pollution in Indonesia," he said.

Fajar said the campaign, which was aimed to promote the danger of air pollution, was held in commemoration of the World Environment Day. (dre)