Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator
Mushahidullah Khan planted a tree on embassy road along Capital development
Authority to compensate the trees demolished during the expansion project of
embassy road.
While talking to media he said CDA is working
on many development projects. This embassy road is being expanded under one of
those projects .The details of environmental degradation are shared with
Federal Environmental Protection by CDA, emphasized by the minister. He further
told the media.
There
are three important elements attached to any development project environmental,
economic and social. He further added that it’s important to understand that we
cannot compromise on development work or environmental protection. Seeing the
need of hour and pressure of traffic, this road is being expanded. Along this
expansion work details, CDA has provided three to five years plan of
plantation.
Under this plantation plan, CDA will be
responsible every year to grow trees.He also highlighted that the population of
Pakistan is increasing rapidly so it should be priority of every citizen of
Pakistan to plant two trees at least in every tree plantation season.Its not
only responsibility of government to plant tress but also every citizen as well.
He further said I have instructed Director
General EPA not to issue no objection certificate to any project unless they
have planted hundred trees to compensate trees expected to be affected in every
project. The CDA should also devise a mechanism to measure the size, type and
carbon storage in trees being affected in any project. They should also try to
get tree implanter technology to shift trees from one place to another without
cutting them.
It was also informed by the officials of
Capital Development Authority to plant 2500 trees would be planted to replace
trees affected during this project
He further said that under United Nations
every country should have 12% of forest cover on its land but Pakistan has only
5% forest cover on its land.
The Deputy Mayor of Capital Development
Authority also ensured to comply with the instruction of Federal Minister for
Climate Change in future. The ceremony was attended by
officers of Ministry of Climate Change, Capital Development Authority and
media.
