World Scout Day: Imran Khan launches spring tree plantation drive
Pakistan
World Scout Day: Imran Khan launches spring tree plantation drive
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Spring Tree Plantation Drive 2022 in Islamabad today (Tuesday) on the occasion of World Scout Day.
Following planting 1.4 billion trees under ten billion tree Tsunami program, a target of planting five hundred and forty million trees has been set for the spring tree plantation campaign.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand scouts of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association will also participate in this drive to achieve the target.
Addressing the drive launch ceremony, the PM said the government’s 10 billion Tree Tsunami program is aimed at protecting our future generations.
The Prime Minister urged the entire nation to actively participate in the tree plantation drive for better future of the next generations. He said every family should grow at least five plants.
He said Pakistan has been blessed with the weather conditions which are suitable for every kind of plant. He expressed the confidence that the target of planting five hundred and forty million trees for this spring will be achieved.
The Prime Minister said unfortunately, Pakistan is among the ten countries, which are most vulnerable to climate change. He said Pakistan’s policy of combating climate change effects has been widely acknowledged in the world.
