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Islamabad, January 31, 2023 (PPI-OT):An important meeting regarding the environment was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chairman CDA Capt.(Retd.) Noor-ul-Amin Mengal at Headquarters. Member Environment, DDG Environment and other officers participated. While giving a briefing, Chairman CDA about the details of the Environment Wing. On this occasion, Chairman CDA issued instructions and said that in spring five lakh different types of fruit and flowering trees should be planted at different places across the city which are compatible with the local environment.
Chairman CDA while issuing instructions in the meeting added that civil society and volunteers should be specially included in the planting campaign in the spring of this year to ensure maximum planting. Similarly, monitoring of plantations through geo-tagging should be ensured so that the safety of plantations can also be digitally monitored.
Moreover, the Chairman CDA also gave final approval for the construction of parks in Sector I-11 in the meeting and issued instructions to the HR Department to fill the vacant posts of Forest Guards in Margalla Forest Area immediately. He further said that more plantation should be done in Margalla Forest area.
Chairman CDA further said that healthy activities should be provided for children in all parks of Islamabad and sports academies should be established in all major parks. Similarly, to guide the public in all the parks, wooden and stone (organic) signboards should be displayed at prominent places so that the citizens coming to the parks do not face any kind of difficulties and bird’s home should also be built in F-9 Park. Similarly, keeping in mind the importance of plantation in the future, 4 more new nurseries should also be established at different places in the city.
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