Greener punjab: 350,000 saplings to be planted in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: At least 350,000 saplings will be planted in schools and other educational institutions across the district during the tree plantation campaign.

A spokesperson of district education authority and review committee said on Monday that a comprehensive strategy had been chalked out to achieve the tree plantation target in educational institutions of Faisalabad.

He said that green teams were being constituted at school level which would be responsible for achieving the target. The school heads have also been directed to make arrangements for achieving the tree plantation target as early as possible, he added.

In a bid to mitigate the impact of climate change and global warming, the government is planning to plant millions of saplings as part of an upcoming national tree plantation drive scheduled to commence early next month. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council had approved funding for the project.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 31^st, 2017.