Islamabad, September 25, 2018 (PPI-OT): Advisor to PM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Khan has said that initial response to our tree plantation drive #Plant4Pakistan was phenomenal. People from all walks of life over whelmingly participated in plantation drive. It was more encouraging that youth of Pakistan actively participated in this initiative. We initially set the target of 1.5 million tree plantation in a day but due to active and massive participation, we ended up with more than 2.5 million which is highly remarkable achievement. Therefore we have decided to start next phase of this plantation drive by coming January positively. He stated this while chairing a high level meeting at ministry of Climate Change Islamabad today (Tuesday).
Federal Secretary Climate Change Mr. Khizar Hayat Khan and senior official from the ministry were also present in the meeting. Malik Amin Aslam Khan said that his government is committed to make Pakistan green and pollution free therefore it attaches highest priority to its “ten billion tsunami tree plantation project”. He further said that post plantation care is a part and parcel of the project and we are paying special heed towards prevention and protection of these planted trees.
He further shared that in KPK one billion tree project was audited by WWF (A third party Auditor) and they confirmed in their reports that we not only achieved our set target of plantation but also saved 80% of the planted trees with post plantation care post plantation care and we will follow the same suit in this country wide ten billion tsunami tree plantation project, Advisor to PM added Advisor to PM on Climate Change further said that the current feedback from all the provinces on our plantation drive has testified our commitment that it’s a country specific project.
He categorically said that timber mafia is inflicting havoc to the country and his government will adopt a zero tolerance policy against these mafias. Moreover with the collaboration of the provinces, we will retrieve the land from land grabbers’ especially in plain areas and will use that land for plantation purposes. Moreover a delegation from Peer Meher Ali Shah Arid University Rawalpindi led by its VC called on the Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change and apprised him regarding the current status of under construction new campus of the arid university at Attock.
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