Drive to plant trees along major thoroughfares kicks off
Karachi
February 24, 2021
The Parks & Horticulture Department of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) kicked off the municipal body’s campaign to plant trees along five major thoroughfares of the city on Tuesday.
The department said that in the first phase of the drive, trees will be planted along Sharea Faisal, Rashid Minhas Road, University Road, Malir Halt Road and the Korangi Industrial Area’s 8000 Road. Digging work has been started, while planting will begin next week.
During the KMC’s ongoing campaign, 600 saplings have already been planted in Gulshan-e-Jinnah (Polo Ground) and 500 in the Moin Akhtar Park. Over 1,000 saplings were also planted during the Aman Exercise in the West Wharf area.
Marigold show draws thousands of visitors to Frere Hall Park
Karachi
January 23, 2021
It is highly unlikely to not be dazzled by beautiful arrangements of marigold flowers being displayed at the Frere Hall premises when you pass through Abdullah Haroon Road.
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) Parks and Horticulture Department has adorned the British-colonial era Frere Hall with various colours of marigold flowers, as it is celebrating the city’s first marigold festival that will last till Sunday.
The gardens of the Frere Hall are decked out in circles of orange and yellow marigold flowers, while the white ones are either delicately perched in the middle or at the boundary like white doves. These flowers are further circled with blue and white stones at which light is thrown after sunset.
PEOPLE admire a display of marigolds at the Frere Hall lawns on Friday. Fahim Siddiqi/White Star
KARACHI: Thousands of marigold flowers aesthetically decorated in rows and circles brought life and colour to the dull lawns of Frere Hall, which hosted the city’s first show exclusively dedicated to the species on Friday.
Organised by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), the three-day Marigold Flower Show is open for the public for free till Sunday.
“Marigolds heralding spring’s arrival are one of the best annual flowers that one can easily grow. Their life spanning only 100 days not only brings colours but also butterflies, bees and other insects to your garden,” said Tofiq Pasha Mooraj, senior horticulturist who had wonderfully decorated his stall with marigold flowers.
Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed visits Kidney Hill Park
Karachi, January 05, 2021 (PPI-OT): Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Monday said that remaining encroachments at Kidney Hill Park would also be removed in compliance of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s directives. The experts would be hired and Google map would also be used to ensure that no encroachment remain on original map of Kidney Hill Park, the Administrator passed these remarks while talking to concerned officials during his to the park. Director General Parks and Horticulture department Taha Saleem, Director Anti-Encroachment Basheer Siddiqui, Director Land Tariq Siddiqui and other concerned officials were also present on the occasion.
Karachi: Karachi’s Administrator Laeeq Ahmed said that the people of the city should make good use of their household organic waste for tree plantation and kitchen gardening to promote sustainable living in the provincial capital.
A workshop in this regard was held at Sir Syed Park of Federal B Area of Karachi under the aegis of Parks and Horticulture Department of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).
Over 500 citizens attended the workshop who were informed about the methods to use household organic waste as fertilizer for kitchen gardening. Noted horticulturist Toufeeq Pasha conducted the workshop.
Director-General, Parks of KMC, Taha Saleem said on the occasion that such workshops would also be conducted in other neighbourhoods of the city to promote the methods of sustainable living among people of the city.