All districts to have parks authorities

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved a plan to establish Parks and Horticulture Authorities (PHAs) in every district. The PHAs in 20 districts will be launched by January.

The CM was informed in a meeting on Friday that PHAs were already functioning in 10 districts and new authorities had been established in 11 others.

The government also approved recruitment for 2,820 technical posts for the authorities, including managing directors, directors and other staff at the district level.

In the next phase, PHAs will be established in every tehsil of Punjab, officials said.

The chief minister directed the authorities to prepare a resource plan for each district and launch phased plantation drives across tehsils, cities, towns and villages. She also ordered the preparation of monthly plans for planting seasonal flowers and the development of key performance indicators for PHA officials.

It was decided to establish in-house nurseries in every district to provide plants at affordable prices for plantation drives and seasonal floral displays. The design of PHA food courts was also approved, while uniform branding for vehicles was planned.

The chief minister directed officials to ensure that trees and flowers were planted in every available vacant space.