Lahore: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Dr. Hasan Askari launched the monsoon tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling in the Chief Minister’s House lawn, according to a news report. The Punjab Government has set the plantation target at 300 million trees while the Pakistan Horticulture Authority (PHA) will be planting different kinds of plants and fruit trees during the campaign.
Dr. Askari said that the campaign is launched to motivate people to plant more trees as a way of improving environmental health and overcoming pollution. He also added that there are ample opportunities for investment in the provincial forestry sector and that all people must play their role by planting a maximum number of trees to protect the environment against forest degradation.
