Pakistan
'10 Billion Tree Tsunami'; PM sets one billion sapling plantation target by August 2021
Islamabad: The Prime Minister, Imran Khan has set a target of plantation of one billion saplings until August this year to expand and restore the fractured forests of Pakistan.
According to the details, the government has so far planted as many as 700 million saplings and it plans to plant 350 million more between February and August to achieve the one billion sapling plantation target.
Imran Khan will take part in plantation drives in the four provinces by attending events to be organized in this regard to encourage plantation among people of our society.
As per source, prime minister’s special assistant on climate change presented a schedule for the prime minister’s visit to the provinces.
Moreover, Imran Khan will soon attend an event to be held as part of the launch of a mangrove planting campaign in Sindh and will participate in olive tree planting campaigns in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
The ‘10 Billion Tree Tsunami’ project which is also known as ‘Plant for Pakistan’ (Plant4Pakistan), is a five-year project to plant 10 billion trees across Pakistan from 2018 to 2023.
Prime Minister Imran Khan kicked off the drive on 2 September 2018 with approximately 1.5 million trees planted on the first day.