(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: Commissioner Malakand Division, Syed Zahir
Islam directed the forest officials to accelerate work on Green Pakistan campaign in Malakand division. He was chairing a meeting at his office in Saidu Sharif.
Regional Police Officer Malakand Saeed Khan Wazir, Chief Conservator of the Forest Azhar Ali Khan, Conservator Mohammad Riaz Khan, DFO Raees Khan and lawyers were present during the meeting.
Commissioner Malakand on the occasion announced to plant ten thousand cedar plants through Forest Department in Swat. The RPO Malakand also announced full cooperation of Police in the plantation campaign. They said that the locals will be provided two samplings for each house courtyards. Commissioner Malakand emphasized for inculcating the sense of possession among the local people to protect the forest. He directed that the Ulema and civil society should be taken into confidence in the plantation campaign, and awareness campaign must also be conducted.
During the meeting, the coming tree plantation campaign and safe cutting of aged dead Chinar trees in premises of Commissioner Secretariat were also discussed. The forest department officials told the meeting that out of the total 62 Chinar trees, 26 have completed its age limit rather became dead and hence being replaced with 28 new plants of Chinar and Cedar. The officials said that dead trees can collapse and cause damage to life and property. They said that the forestry department cut and auction such trees on annual basis in all the districts that are over age, diseased or become a security risk and may cause damage to human lives.
Syed Zahir
Islam said that he is very much opposed to the cutting of trees. However, if a tree is that dead and can cause damage to life any time, then there should be a scientific method for cutting it, adding that the forest department will endeavour that such trees will be replaced by new plants.
Conservator Forest said that trees seed sowing on 800 hectares and tree plantation on 400 hectares of land in Kabbal, Malam Jabba and Matta are planned in the Swat Circle, while more than two lakh cedar plants have been planned to bring from Dir Upper and Lower to plant it in Swat in the mountainous areas. Similarly Marghazar is being declared National Natural Heritage by the World Bank where forestry and wildlife protection activities would take place that would cost billions of rupees.
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