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City to be given a green mantle under ‘Green and Peaceful Karachi’ campaign
*A meeting of government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations suggests planting trees in universities, mosques and religious seminaries
KARACHI: A meeting held under the chairmanship of the Karachi commissioner has decided to launch a campaign of tree plantation planned by Commissioner Shoab Ahmed Siddiqui and the National Forum for Environment and Heath (NFEH) under the title of ‘Green and Peaceful Karachi’ for pollution-free environment.
The Karachi commissioner hoped that tree plantation would reduce temperature and pollution, and lessen the chances of re-emerging the heatwave as well in future. The meeting suggested planting trees in universities, mosques and religious seminaries with the help of students, teachers and citizens.
The meeting was attended by government and non-governmental organisation, NFEH, Karachi commissioner youth team members, Mera Karachi group, Amn Foundation and the Bohra community members.
The meeting decided that the campaign would be carried out with the support of all the stakeholders, including environmental volunteers. The departments as well organisations expressed their determination to play their role to make the environment free of pollution and to make the city clean and green. The meeting decided that in addition to the Forest Department, the KMC and all DMCs would also facilitate citizens and NGOs participating in the campaign by providing them plants free of cost or on concessional rates.
They would also provide guidance and impart knowledge of planting and caring the trees. In this regard, it was also decided that all the DMCs and KMC would establish nurseries in their jurisdictions at maximum numbers to provide plants and guidance to the citizens and non-government organization participating in the drive. The meeting further decided that all the efforts would be made with close coordination and the progress of the work would be reviewed in the meeting, which will be held under the chairmanship of the Karachi commissioner.
The commissioner urged the citizens and organisations to come forward to play their due role to make the campaign successful considering it a noble cause. He said that the campaign would make the city beautiful. He said there is great need to work on emergency basis for the better environment and to make city green and clean.
The commissioner said that the under the Park Adopt Scheme, the Indus Valley School had already been allowed with the support of DMC South to adopt the park located in Clifton, which is under the jurisdiction and control of the DMC South. He said all DMCs and KMC would have to get signed an MoU that would not allow them to undertake any commercial activities and allow any construction in the adopted park.
The Karachi commissioner said that DMCs would also be appreciated to restore the abandoned parks in their areas. He appreciated the work of the DMC East and its administrator Salahuddin for initiating the process of restoring parks in the district.
He advised all the citizens and organisations concerned, who want to adopt the parks, to contact the DMC concerned or write to the commissioner through email (commissionerkarachi@gmail.com) in this regard.
It was also decided in the meeting that DMCs and KMC would also make efforts to create awareness about pollution-free environment through education, publicity and training of citizens as well as members of NGOs about the importance of tree plantation, besides the dos and don’ts of planting plants with special emphasis of taking care of plants.
The meeting also decided that KMC Education Department Environmental Trainer Lubna Ghazal would plan and get organised the programme for staff and children with regard to training on taking care of plants. This would help students to take care of the plants they planted successfully. It was decided that every student would plant at least one sapling in the school, which would be given his or her name. The meeting further decided that an exhibition of plants would be organised by the KMC at Frere Hall in which all types of plants would be exhibited.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sindh/0...rachi-campaign
*A meeting of government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations suggests planting trees in universities, mosques and religious seminaries
KARACHI: A meeting held under the chairmanship of the Karachi commissioner has decided to launch a campaign of tree plantation planned by Commissioner Shoab Ahmed Siddiqui and the National Forum for Environment and Heath (NFEH) under the title of ‘Green and Peaceful Karachi’ for pollution-free environment.
The Karachi commissioner hoped that tree plantation would reduce temperature and pollution, and lessen the chances of re-emerging the heatwave as well in future. The meeting suggested planting trees in universities, mosques and religious seminaries with the help of students, teachers and citizens.
The meeting was attended by government and non-governmental organisation, NFEH, Karachi commissioner youth team members, Mera Karachi group, Amn Foundation and the Bohra community members.
The meeting decided that the campaign would be carried out with the support of all the stakeholders, including environmental volunteers. The departments as well organisations expressed their determination to play their role to make the environment free of pollution and to make the city clean and green. The meeting decided that in addition to the Forest Department, the KMC and all DMCs would also facilitate citizens and NGOs participating in the campaign by providing them plants free of cost or on concessional rates.
They would also provide guidance and impart knowledge of planting and caring the trees. In this regard, it was also decided that all the DMCs and KMC would establish nurseries in their jurisdictions at maximum numbers to provide plants and guidance to the citizens and non-government organization participating in the drive. The meeting further decided that all the efforts would be made with close coordination and the progress of the work would be reviewed in the meeting, which will be held under the chairmanship of the Karachi commissioner.
The commissioner urged the citizens and organisations to come forward to play their due role to make the campaign successful considering it a noble cause. He said that the campaign would make the city beautiful. He said there is great need to work on emergency basis for the better environment and to make city green and clean.
The commissioner said that the under the Park Adopt Scheme, the Indus Valley School had already been allowed with the support of DMC South to adopt the park located in Clifton, which is under the jurisdiction and control of the DMC South. He said all DMCs and KMC would have to get signed an MoU that would not allow them to undertake any commercial activities and allow any construction in the adopted park.
The Karachi commissioner said that DMCs would also be appreciated to restore the abandoned parks in their areas. He appreciated the work of the DMC East and its administrator Salahuddin for initiating the process of restoring parks in the district.
He advised all the citizens and organisations concerned, who want to adopt the parks, to contact the DMC concerned or write to the commissioner through email (commissionerkarachi@gmail.com) in this regard.
It was also decided in the meeting that DMCs and KMC would also make efforts to create awareness about pollution-free environment through education, publicity and training of citizens as well as members of NGOs about the importance of tree plantation, besides the dos and don’ts of planting plants with special emphasis of taking care of plants.
The meeting also decided that KMC Education Department Environmental Trainer Lubna Ghazal would plan and get organised the programme for staff and children with regard to training on taking care of plants. This would help students to take care of the plants they planted successfully. It was decided that every student would plant at least one sapling in the school, which would be given his or her name. The meeting further decided that an exhibition of plants would be organised by the KMC at Frere Hall in which all types of plants would be exhibited.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sindh/0...rachi-campaign
