Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan urged for the nation to take part in a tree plantation drive across the country on August 9 a Tiger force day.
The prime minister said in a tweet that he had also asked MPs, ministers, prime ministers and the volunteer Tiger Force to participate in "the largest tree-planting campaign in our history." The goal is to plant 3.5 million trees in one day, the prime minister said.
However, he expressed the hope that the plantation had been exceeded.
I want everyone to join me tomorrow, 9 Aug, in planting trees all over Pak. Have asked my MPs, ministers, Chief Ministers and Tiger Force to participate in the biggest tree planting campaign in our history. The target is 35 lakh trees in a day though we will try to exceed it.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 8, 2020
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The government is continuing its ambitious plan to plant more than 10 billion trees nationwide. The project is a luxury version of the project carried out by the PTI government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa between 2013 and 2018.
The World Bank had previously expressed an interest in providing EUR 188 million. US $ available to fund the upcoming Ecosystem Restoration Initiative which aims to implement the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami and Recharge Pakistan programs.
$ 188 million The fund will be placed with the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) as there is already a framework and mechanism for withdrawing the funds quickly and efficiently.
