Plantation campaign kicks off in Landikotal

Ahmad Nabi

LANDI KOTAL: With the motto of “one house one plant” special awareness and plantation campaign was initiated here at forest base nursery located at railway station of Tehsil Landi Kotal on Wednesday.

In this connection an impressive gathering was organized which was attended by Assistant Political Agent(APA) Landi Kotal Niaz Muhammad as the chief guest, beside number of tribal elites, administration officials members of welfare organizations, forestry officials and member of civil society participated in it.

The chief guest planted a sapling to formally inaugurate the plantation campaign. Speaking on the occasion APA Niaz Muhammad highlighted the importance of plantation and said plants not only halted natural disaster like floods but it was divine air pollution controlling system and kept the echo system in balance.

“It is the sacred duty of every single person to look after the saplings after its plantation”, he urged. He assured every possible support in that regard to keep the area green and sustained environment healthy.

Muhammad Ijaz, sub-divisional forest officer in his speech asked the elders to restrict the dwellers to cut plants for cooking food purpose and assisted the forest department to grow more forest in the mountainous areas of Landi Kotal.

He added that 0.1 million saplings’ would be planted in the on- going plantation drive in the area. Malik Masal Khan and Malik Darya Khan Afridi also spoke on the occasion. At the en 35000 saplings of pine and eucalyptus were distributed among the tribesmen.