As Punjab’s air quality continues to deteriorate, Lahore Commissioner Marryam Khan kicked off a major tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling along the Shadman drain. The initiative aims at planting thousands of bamboo saplings along the Shadman and Gulberg drains. According to Parks and Horticulture Authority Managing Director Raja Mansoor Ahmed, who also planted saplings to mark the launch, 1,200 bamboo saplings would be planted along the Shadman drain and 3,000 along the Gulberg drain. “A total of 45,000 bamboo saplings are being planted along various drains in the city, with 15,000 already planted,” he added.
He said progress continues on the “Lungs of Lahore” initiative, under which 4.5 million trees would be planted, as well as the Ring Road Afforestation Project that would establish 112km of greenery around the city. Another plantation project along the Shahdara–Raiwind railway track was also set to begin soon, he added.