Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch the countrywide monsoon plantation drive today (Monday), in a bid to turn Pakistan green.
The prime minister will plant a sapling at the capital’s Fatima Jinnah Park in Sector F-9, as a gesture to encourag
e the masses to fully participate in the tree plantation campaign.
The nationwide activity is taking place in the rainy season of monso
on as part of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami und
er the auspices of the Ministry of Climate Change an
d the Capital Development Authority (CDA). In the next few weeks, the CDA will plant nearly half a million trees across Islamabad.
Islamabad ov
er the years has witnessed a massive reduction in tree cover, particularly in the last two decades. However, the gre
en graph is gradually showing an upward trend aft
er the government of PM Khan carried out a massive tree plantation campaign und
er the Clean and Green Pakistan Initiative.
A day earlier, the premier planted a sapling in Nathiagali’s scenic resort to promote plantation for the sake of preserving the natural environment.
He also urge
d the nation, especially youth, to join hands in gearing up for the plantation campaign.
