ISLAMABAD – The federal government has allocated more than Rs125 billionfor the “Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme”.
In the first phase that will last for four years, 3.29 billion saplingswill be planted.
According to the plan set by the government, Rs 109.38 billion will bespent on forest development. The provinces will fund the massive projectwith more than Rs38 billion.
Importantly, to preserve the forest life, Rs15.59 billion will be granted,and separately, Rs210 million will be fixed for the payment of the ‘GreenPakistan Programme.’
Under the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, Rs26 billion and Rs27 billionwill be used in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, respectively.Another Rs16 billion will be spent on the project in Balochistan. In Sindh,Rs5 billion will be used for tackling the affects of climate change.
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A massive share of Rs33 billion will be granted to the programme in AzadKashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
Earlier, talking to APP, an official of Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC)had said that the funds allocated for tsunami project were expected to bereleased by the end of this month (September). He had informed that theproject ‘Concept-One’ had been approved by the executive committee of theNational Economy Council.
Responding to a question, he had stated that no foreign or invasive plantswould be used during the massive forestation drive as every province hadgiven a detailed list of indigenous plants keeping in view theenvironmental and topographic conditions of their respective regions.
