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Islamabad
April 4, 2021
Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority is successfully implementing the Miyawaki Forests project and the first phase of work on various locations has been completed ahead of time.
The official record showed that initial work has been done in Fatima Jinnah Park and sector I-10 where thousands of local plants have been planted according to the techniques adopted to develop Miyawaki forests.
It is believed that the Miyawaki forests currently being planted would grow in next two to four
years but they would turn into thick jungle in ten years.
The staff workers of the civic agency have also got training for this specific technique is quite new in Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan is taking a keen interest in growing Miyawaki
Alarming levels
February 19, 2021
Air pollution in Lahore has reached the alarming level of 321 micrograms per cubic metre. Once again, the city has been declared the most polluted city in the world. The main causes of pollution are heavy traffic and brick kilns. This problem is not limited to Lahore. Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi and other major cities of the country are facing the same situation. According to the research carried out by a health journal ‘The Lancet’, more than 135,000 people die every year in Pakistan due to air pollution alone. Now, the Pakistan government is focusing on setting up Miyawaki Forests in the country. However, a lot needs to be done to deal with the country’s climate crisis. The authorities should take immediate steps to address this issue of alarming levels of air pollution.
Prime Minister Imran Khan plants a sapling to inaugurate the spring tree plantation drive in Islamabad on Wednesday. White Star
ISLAMABAD: City managers have decided to set up 21 Miyawaki Forests in the capital as Prime Minister Imran Khan kicked off the Spring Tree Plantation Campaign 2021 by planting a sapling at Lotus Park in Shakarparian on Wednesday.
The drive is part of the 10 billion tree tsunami project.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Malik Amin Aslam, Senator Faisal Javed Khan and Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Amer Ali Ahmed were also present on the occasion.