PM Gilani launches spring tree plantation

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PM Gilani launches spring tree plantation

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PM Gilani on Wednesday launched spring tree plantation campaign.

15 February,2012 03:52 pm

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday inaugurated the Spring Tree Plantation campaign by planting a tree here at the PM House.Gilani planted a Chir Pine on the glossy green slopes of the Prime Minister House, an extension to the towering trees that adorn the slopes of the Margallas.The Prime Minister was informed that 50 million saplings would be planted during the campaign that generally has around a 70 percent success rate.The Prime Minister advised the Ministry of Environment, the provincial forest departments and related departments for concerted efforts to achieve the target of planting over 50 million saplings.He hoped the tree plantation campaign would help keep the environment clean, bring down pollution levels and help the country reverse the depletion of forests.Chairman CDA Farkhand Iqbal said every effort was being made to make the Capital and adjoining areas greener and said large number of saplings would be planted over the Margalla hills to recover the forest land lost to fires and general depletion.