KARACHI: The University of Karachi is taking part in the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project (TBTTP) by offering 25 acres of land for urban forest and block plantation in the university.
As per details, the Sindh Forest and Wildlife Department (SFD) would provide saplings and technical facilities in this regard.
Secretary Forest and Wildlife Department Sindh, Abdul Rahim Soomro along with Chief Conservator Sindh Dr Abdul Jabbar Kazi, the Divisional Forest Officer, Karachi-I Maqsood Ahmed Memon and the DFO Karachi-II Gul Muhammad Junejo visited the University of Karachi on Tuesday and met the KU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi.
They also visited the campus and decided that saplings work should be initiated during the current monsoon season.
Secretary Forest and Wildlife Department Sindh, Abdul Rahim Soomro and Professor Dr Khalid Iraqi agreed to finalize the feasibility of the project in the next few days. The Memorandum of Understating regarding the project would be signed in the upcoming weeks.
Under the TBTTP, 6×6 feet thick forest plantation and fruit trees would be planted along with indigenous forestry.
KU and the SFD would plant around 20,000 saplings of Gul Mohr, Lignum, Tamarind, Jungle Jalebi, Naeem, Sukun Chain, lime, dates, pomegranate, almond, and other plants whereas intended to establish the forest with the help of 100, 000 trees in the campus during next five years.
On this occasion, Secretary Forest and Wildlife Department Sindh Abdul Rahim Soomro said that this would be a gift to the University of Karachi.
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