More Than 27 Mln Trees Planted Under Green Pakistan Programme

More than 27 million indigenous trees have been planted throughout the country so far as a part of Green Pakistan Programme.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Aug, 2018 ) :More than 27 million indigenous trees have been planted throughout the country so far as a part of Green Pakistan Programme.

An official of Ministry of Climate Change told APP here on Thursday that under the five-year ambitious Green Pakistan Programme, 100 million trees would be planted till 2021 at a cost of Rs 10 billion.

The total cost of the programme was estimated at Rs 3.652 billion for the period 2016-2021.

Fifty per cent of the cost will be met by provincial governments, Gilgit-Baltistan, AJK and Fata regions while the remainder will be extended on a yearly basis by the Federal government.

The officials further said that every effort should be made to make Pakistan green, for which the ministry would provide support.

The campaign has gained importance due to Pakistan's vulnerability to climate change and related disasters.

The country's natural forests are under persistent threat of depletion due to erratic climatic and heavy demand of wood.