'Spring Plantation Drive' to begin on Feb 15

The Forest Department has finalised arrangements to plant a record one million saplings in the Rawalpindi division during the Spring Plantation Drive, set to begin on February 15.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz will officially inaugurate the campaign in Lahore. The department has completed the preparation of saplings in its nurseries for plantation. Plant delivery and distribution will start on February 5.

Plants will be provided free of charge to all government institutions, including the armed forces, while plants will be provided to private sectors for up to Rs10 From February 10. Special plantation stalls will be set up in central roundabouts across the city by the forest department.