Govt Sets An Example Of Planting 3.5 Mln Saplings In A Single Day
Faizan Hashmi Published August 09, 2020 | 11:40 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Aug, 2020 ) :The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government on Sunday has set another example of planting 3.5 million saplings in a single day to mark Tiger Force Plantation Day during the monsoon plantation under the flagship 10 billion Tree Tsunami (10BTT) plantation project.
The four provinces including Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) had organized special plantation ceremonies in collaboration with civil society, public departments, academia, youth and non-governmental organizations.
As per the Ministry of Climate Change around 1143 plantation activities were being carried out across the country, in Punjab 520, Sindh 70, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 458, Balochistan 15, AJK 65, Islamabad one and GB 12 by the district administrations.
Free saplings distributing points were established by Parks and Horticulture Authority and Forest Departments where people lauded the initiative of the government.
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzadar and Chief Minister Khyber Paktunkhwa Mehmood Khan inaugurated the plantation drive on Tiger Force Plantation Day at their respective provincial capitals.
However, the remaining federating units carried out plantation activities in almost all of the designated places where government officials and people from all walks of life participated in the events.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam, inaugurating the one-day plantation drive with Prime Minister Imran Khan here, said planting trees were necessary to avert the adverse of impacts climate change and global warming in the region.
He said Pakistan's vulnerability had increased from point 8 to 5 due to rise in heat waves and warming temperature incidents occurring in the country.
"Youth has a key role in spearheading climate action against increasing environmental degradation which should be channelized through a large number of volunteers registered under the Corona Tiger Relief Force."
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