Faisalabad Chamber Of Commerce & Industry To Provide 5,000 Plants To Faisalabad Medical University Every Season

Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) will provide five thousands full grown plants to Faisalabad Medical University (FMU) during every season to make this institution a model in terms of tree plantation.

FAISALABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Aug, 2018 ) :Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) will provide five thousands full grown plants to Faisalabad Medical University (FMU) during every season to make this institution a model in terms of tree plantation.

These views were expressed by Chaudhary Muhammad Boota, Chairman FCCI Standing Committee on Development of Faisalabad and Chairman Green World Foundation while handing over first lot of plants to Professor Dr. Zafar Chaudhary Vice Chancellor FMU.

He said that 37 different kinds of trees would be provided to ensure diversity of plantation.

He said that instead of planting saplings, he had decided to provide full grown trees which would have less mortality rate as compared to the budding plants.

He further told that shady, flowering, fruit bearing, aromatic and medicinal plants have been selected for tree plantation. "Some of these will have life span of 100 to 500 years," he added.

Prof Dr Zafar Chaudhry, Muhammad Boota and Saith Muhammad Iftikhar of Foundry Owners Association also planted trees in the lawns of the VC office.

A large number of faculty members and students also attended this function.