"Trees are true friend of the human beings and the children should be especially sensitized about their importance for promoting green environment in the society," he said, adding: "I am personally monitoring the progress made on this campaign." He said that increasing forests' size will be helpful in combating environmental degradation and recent rains are beneficial for the plantation of trees. The CM directed that every department should plant maximum number of trees and citizens, especially the youth, should also be involved in this activity through social forestry. He said that forest department will provide plants to the people for in-house plantation while tree-plantation is made compulsory in housing societies in the province so that climate change impacts could be dealt with.
Provincial minister for sports and tourism Taimoor Khan Bhatti, excise minister Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmad, ACS and others were also present on the occasion.
Moreover, the CM Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human lives in army aviation plane crash incident in Rawalpindi and extended sympathies to the bereaved families. He has directed the administration to provide best healthcare facilities to the injured.