Islamabad - PNN
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Khan has said that government is committed to make Pakistan green and pollution free therefore it attaches highest priority to its “ten billion tsunami tree plantation project”.
In a statement, the Advisor to PM 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 KP one billion tree project was audited by WWF (A third party Auditor) and they confirmed in their reports that we have not only achieved our set target of plantation but also saved 80% of the planted trees with post plantation care and we will follow the same suit in this country wide ten billion tsunami tree plantation project, Advisor to PM added.
He 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 said that in collaboration with provinces, we will retrieve the land from land grabbers’ especially in plain areas and will use that land for plantation purposes.