The Pakistani Government had announced a 10 billion tree plantation campaign to combat global warming and climate change in the region, as well as the high amount of pollutants in the air. Pakistan is a tropical region and an agricultural country rain is an integral part in our economy but for a few years it has just not rained in the region to the fullest. My own city Karachi hasn't had a proper rain shower in 2018 although the monsoon season has passed. This climate change has caused severe drought in some rural areas and fertile land has become barren because of this.
A greener and cleaner Pakistan is our Prime minister's vision. On the 2nd of September the first phase of the campaign started and 1.5 million plants were planted throughout the country. Even citizens could take these plants from a distribution center and plant them in the neighborhood. My friends and I were planning to plant trees across the street for shade while walking and a better environment. When we heard of this we rushed to the center and took the plants that were being distributed. There were 9 species of tree that would grow fast and easily. The process was that 5 plants were given to each citizen with a valid identity card. There were many people from across the city that had reached the place to collect them.
I felt honored to be part of this historical campaign and as a citizen to do my responsible work and help the government achieve their goal. we were five friends and so we collected 25 plants. Our plan is to plant them in a sequence which would make the street green and the tree shadows will cover the passers that are walking through it. Hope one day I'll upload a photo of the street green and clean along with the whole of Pakistan.
What a great initiative! Thanks for posting about it.
It is a matter which was ignored previously but I hope this can helo resolve the environmental issue bit by bit.
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That is indeed a cool initiative by the Pakistani government. I hope it works out.
It is and previously when they were incharge of the KPK government they planted a billion trees in 5 years, hope they can acheive the 10 billion target.
Man there is not enough gratitude that can be written into words for your actions. Keep it UP
Think global act local. Pure example.
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Thank you for your kind words appreciate it.
Wow it is great to see updates like these. It amazing what having a nice street to walk down can do for a town. To think you now have a leader doing this for your all. I hope it continues.
I know have a scarcity of parks for kids to play in and the ones we do have aren't in the best of shape, just wanted to make people around the street realize the importance of planting trees.
Very cool of you and your friends as well as of your government. It sounds like you guys are setting up for a dust bowl type situation which is what happened here in the States to lead to the Great Depression. I sure hope all those trees fixes things!
Thank you and I hope so too this needed to happen for Pakistan and it's well being.
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Thank you so much really can't put my appreciation into words.
More trees please!
This sounds like a great initiative by the Pakistani government, well done for getting involved.
Yep the more the better, Can't wait to see the day these 10 billion in all trees are planted.
This is a brilliant initiative. Well done.
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That is a noble and commendable mission you have there. Our planet is facing too many environmental issues and your campaign will greatly help alleviate those issues. Keep it up!
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Hope to make a change, thank you
You definitely will make a change.
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That's a really cool and great planning @shaheerbari😉 I remember 2 years ago I bought 100 coconut seedlings as a wedding souvenirs for my guests but all of it were planting at a village near the beach by the youth councils, the guests also brought plants as wedding gifts and all those plants were donates to the other village, I don't follow up but I think It would be nice to know that the trees that we plant or donates to a group of people to take care of.
Well.. hope that your program will work properly and your group has great time to take care of the trees on the first year of its growing time. Wonderful thought and wise support for the earth. Salute👐
That is so cool and an amazing wedding gift, and thank you for the heads up.
You are most welcome @shaheerbari 😉 planting a tree is like doing a long live charity isn't it? Even as a muslim we're suggested not to cut any trees without an immediate purposes, cmiiw
Exactly Islam teaches us but unfortunately most of us don't follow the teachings
Hope that the small step or actions we take will encourage other muslim to follow the teachings, I still believe that we have the best attitude to show other beilevers too.
Great initiative in your country, we celebrating a week in South Africa planting trees.
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It should really be a global campaign great to here this, you guys also succeed in South Africa in this mission.
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Very nice post and great to see what was behind the efforts of you and your friends. For a better world!
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