By Our Web Reporter
KARACHI– Administrator Karachi Laiq Ahmed has said that more than 14,000 saplings have been planted in various roads and parks in the tree-planting drive starting from February 15. Tree planting will be done for the first time on the side belt along University Road, Civil Society City.
The tree planting campaign will continue till April 14, during which the plants will be planted to make the city’s environment greener, he said. Reviewing the progress made till the month of March during the ongoing tree-planting campaign in the city under horticulture, the Administrator Karachi said that with the collaboration of Faizan Global Foundation, five major roads Shahra-e-Pakistan, Shara-e-Faisal, University Road, Korangi 8000 Road, and tree planting work is in full swing in Green Belts on Rashid Minhas Road while tree planting has also started on Shahra-e-Qaedin and Karsaz Road.
The water requirement for plants to be planted at different places is also being met. For which 4 water rickshaws will be used, first on Faisal Street Tree planting has been planned regardless of the regional boundaries and a drip irrigation survey has been completed on this highway, he said, adding that for the first time, trees are being planted on the side belts along University Road for which an anti-encroachment campaign has been launched.
All encroachments have been removed, 50 old and traditional plants are being planted in all the parks of KMC and so far the work has been completed in 3 parks, civil society is providing plants and trees for Bagh Ibn Qasim which The administrator Karachi said that Faizan Global Foundation has provided volunteers to monitor and inspect the tree planting campaign.
He said that plants should be planted in the lake park. While fertilizer has been prepared for tree planting in Hill Park, various organizations and civil society, including the Faizan Global Foundation, have been instrumental in overseeing the supply of plants and the campaign.
About 9,000 plants have been donated to the Parks Department by Food Panda. More than 200 of them were provided in the polo ground while the rest were KMC nurses He said that the roads, highways, and parks which have been planted till March 31 include Shara Faisal, University Road, Korangi 8000 Road, Shahra-e-Pakistan, Rashid Minhas Road, Shahra-e-Qaedin, Lake Park, Frere Hall. , National Stadium, Bagh Ibn Qasim, Old Clifton, Polo Ground, and Aziz Bhatti Park where a total of 14503 saplings have been planted, out of which 13672 have been planted by partner institutions while 831 KMCs have planted from their own stock. 34922 different types of plants have been provided by the partner NGOs of Karachi Municipality for this purpose including Amlatas, Bougainvillea, Chambeli, Almond, Jaman, Kakar, Malaysian Palm, Gul Mohar, Kichnar, Simbal, Amli, Bottle. Brush, Eri Thrinatota Fairy, Yellow Flower, Edge White and Double Pink, Ecoma, Duranta, S. Lefa, Fax Black, Bismarckia, Euphorbia Red, Kangi Palm, Termy Blue, Bari, Gondhi, Jungle Jalebi, Peru, Mulberry, and Sikh China, etc. Of these, 13672 saplings have been planted and the remaining 21245 saplings will soon be planted in various roads, highways, and parks.
