ISLAMABAD: The city administration has announced to plant 28,000 saplings along the signal-free Islamabad Expressway to keep the surroundings environment-friendly, clean and green.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to plant 28,000 environmental-friendly species in the green belts of Islamabad Expressway in which Shisham and Kachnar are main species, said an official.
He said that a total of 319 trees were removed from the site of the under construction signal free Islamabad Expressway, which included 256 trees of paper mulberry that are not considered environment-friendly.
He said that the climatic changes could only be confronted by protecting existing green cover and making serious efforts for its further enhancement. He said that for the preservation of forests, collective efforts are required adding that the forests are the largest storehouses of carbon as they absorb and store human-generated and other carbon dioxide emissions.
The official said that healthy forests are critical in fighting against the storms and other natural disasters. Under the ongoing tree plantation drive, CDA would plant 300,000 saplings in different areas of the federal capital while with the collaboration of partner organisations 450,000 plants would be planted collectively to meet the global demands, he added.
