KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has inaugurated Miyawaki Forest spread over one acre on the occasion of World Forest Day at Governor House on Sunday.
On this occasion talking to media along with and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam, Governor Imran Ismail said Prime Minister Imran Khan has a vision and dream to turn Karachi green.
Imran Ismail further said that Miyawaki Urban Forest had been inaugurated at the Governor House under PM’s Ten Billion Trees Tsunami Programme.
In all 30 different trees had been planted in the Miyawaki Urban Forest of the Governor House out of which 12 trees were of fruit and 18 of other species, he said.
The governor said that the Miyawaki forest was a new technology through which many trees could be planted in a small area, adding that Miyawaki Urban Forest would also play a vital role in decreasing flooding in the city.
The governor praised the efforts of the Special Assistant to PM on Climate Change and said that his work was being recognized at the international level. He said that they had planned to visit different areas of the city to plant trees.
Imran Ismail said that PIA and Port Qasim authorities were requested to provide them with small areas for the plantation and their visit was to this effect. He also made a requisition to the Sindh government to provide them with some areas for the urban forest purpose.
On this occasion, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said that the metropolis needed the Urban Forest to deal with heatwaves.
The Miyawaki Urban Forest grew ten percent fast. It stored more Carbon Dioxide and the forest also played an important role in biodiversity, he added.
Malik Amin Aslam said that 30 thousand mangroves had been planted in Pakistan out of 1 billion, which were being planted additionally over one lac acres of land.
