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The Parks and Horticulture Authorities (PHAs) will plant more 1 million saplings in spring in the Punjab during next two months. This was decided in a meeting headed by Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Mian Mahmood ur Rasheed, held here on Saturday. It was attended by PHA Chairmen and Director Generals.

While addressing the meeting, Mahmood ur Rasheed said that beautifying the Punjab cities is a priority of the Punjab government and it is in accordance with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The PHAs will have to play an active role in this regard, he added. He directed the concern officials to finalise feasible proposals for beautification of parks and construction and rehabilitation of green-belts along roads.

The meeting also discussed various issues about the targets of upcoming tree plantation campaign and results of previous monsoon tree plantations. The high-ups of various PHAs, including Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan, Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Rawalpindi and Dera Ghazi Khan, also gave briefings about different matters pertaining to administrative issues and revenue generation.

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