The 'Let’s Green Turbat' team has launched a campaign for tree plantation
TURBAT: The 'Let’s Green Turbat' team has launched a campaign for plantation of gazillion of trees for protecting the environment of the city which is already suffering badly due to climatic changes.
The city was recently recorded to be the hottest place in the country, with its residents suffering from heatwaves due to a lack of rainfall for more than seven years. As a result, there is an urgent need for planting trees. Moreover, the unbearable hot weather with no rains has given way to water shortage, leading to farmers being unable to maintain a steady sale of their produce in the market.
On top of that, none of the government departments is supporting the Let’s Green Turbat campaign, except for the Forests Department, which too has only donated trees for plantation. The campaign awaits the support of the Balochistan government to be able to successfully turn the city green.
We hope that the authorities will do the needful.
Shakeel Phullan
Published in The Express Tribune, September 6th, 2018.
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