KARACHI: The city administration has decided to launch a plantation campaign as a solution to mitigate the effect of heatwaves in the metropolis.

A meeting, chaired by Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi at his office on Monday, decided that the campaign would be launched within a fortnight.

“The drive aims at planting 140,000 trees with the cooperation of the forest department, municipal corporations and private organisations. The deputy commissioners of the city’s seven districts will make arrangements to plant 10,000 trees each,” said a press release.

The commissioner urged institutions to cooperate and make the campaign a success, which will help improve the city’s environment and support the government’s efforts to fight climate change.

The commissioner’s office has started identifying locations and spaces for tree plantation. It has been decided to plant only environmentally friendly trees.

The meeting was attended by representatives of various organisations, including the forest department, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, cantonment boards, DHA, different development authorities, Port Qasim Authority, town administrations, etc

Published in Dawn, July 23rd, 2024