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Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services, Murad Saeed said on Tuesday that the government was initiating pragmatic steps for plantation of saplings along national highways and motorways under Clean and Green Pakistan project.

He said this while addressing a signing ceremony of memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Climate Change.

The MoU will help implement the project "Apni Shahrah" to establish plantation in the Right of Way of motorways and national highways in the country.

The minister said that as per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, 10 billion trees would be planted under Clean and Green Pakistan campaign and that signing of the MoU between Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Climate Change was a step forward to that direction, under which plantation would be done along motorways and national highways throughout the country.

Besides completing ongoing schemes, he desired to undertake new road building projects on build-and-operate basis. Improved health and education facilities and provision of clean drinking water, promotion of tourism and building of farm to market roads stood among priorities of the government, he added.

Speaking about the corruption, he said his government was committed to eliminating the menace of corruption from the country.

Project "Apni Shahrah" envisages engaging donors and sponsors from civil society, business community and private organisations in planting and maintaining trees within right of way of national highways & motorways as part of Clean and Green Pakistan, programme.

As per the MoU, potential sites for plantation will be made available by Ministry of Communications and maintenance of plantation will be carried out as roads maintenance activity.

Zartaj Gul, State Minister for Climate Change, in her address said that her ministry had initiated "Apni Shahrah" project with cooperation of Ministry of Communications that will be realised with the cooperation of business community, civil society and NGOs to make the country clean and green.

She said that planting trees was "Sadqa-e-Jarya" and that trees provided protection against floods, heat wave and disasters. This afforestation move would also enhance national revenue, she said.

Federal Secretary Communications Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui in his opening remarks gave a detailed briefing on objectives of the project "Apni Shahrah."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019


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