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Plantation campaign kicked off in Chital town
By Zahiruddin
CHITRAL: The forest department will
provide 0.587 million saplings for the current plantation campaign
in Chitral district while special initiatives have also been taken
to enlist the support of the people to make it a success.
Divisional forest officer Gulzarur Rahman while briefing a
gathering on the occasion of inauguration of plantation campaign
for the year here on Wednesday, said that to achieve the target of
‘Green Chitral’, the department has planned to ensure plantation in
every nook and corner of the district. He said that for this
purpose, Booni (upper Chitral), Chitral central, Drosh and Arandu
sub-divisions of forest department have raised their nurseries. He
said that local support organizations in each union council level
have been included in the campaign for the first time. Member
National Assembly from Chitral Shahzada Mohyuddin kicked off the
campaign by planting deodar sapling in front of Police Rest House
Balach. Speaking on the occasion, he asked the forest department to
concentrate on afforestation in upper part of the district which is
totally devoid of forests. He said that the ever-increasing
population of Chitral is exerting tremendous pressure on the forest
resources and it is feared that the forest will face depletion
within a decade. Mr. Mohyuddin was of the view that the forests of
Chitral in its southern part are deforested by the people of other
parts of the district to get wood for fuel purpose. He proposed
that to meet the growing demand of fuel wood, the vast tract of
Kagh Lusht in upper Chitral must be afforested by such species of
plants which are known for fast growth. Addressing on the occasion,
the Chitral DCO Rahmatullah Wazir enumerated the efforts of the
district administration for plantation in unprecedented scale. He
said that the administration is extending fully support to the
forest department for its success. The range officers of the
department Syed Muzafar Jan, Fazil Khaliq, Muhammad Sarwar and Ijaz
Ahmed were also present on the occasion.
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