According to Muhammad Iqbal Memon, the commissioner of Karachi, all necessary parties must work together to make Karachi a clean, attractive, and green city.
He added that non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations, and business entities had a crucial role to play in fostering greenery in Karachi when introducing the urban forest project at Naya Nazimabad in partnership with the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH).
In addition to applauding the establishment of an urban forest in Naya Nazimabad, he urged residential societies and urban communities to set aside enough area for tree planting.
According to Abdul Samad Habib, CEO of the Naya Nazimabad project, a new urban forest is being created on 10,000 square yards of land.
He said that over 1,000 fruit and shade trees and flowering plants would be planted in the urban forest.
He said that over 1,000 fruit and shade trees and flowering plants would be planted in the urban forest.
According to him, the Naya Nazimabad project has set aside more than 40% of its land for parks, greenways, and tree plantations.
According to Muhammad Naeem Qureshi, president of the NFEH, tree planting activities in Naya Nazimabad had occurred four times in the last five years.
He said that all housing societies were legally required to set aside at least 10% of their land for tree planting.
He said that in order to stop blatant tree cutting in various green spaces across the city, local authorities should act right now.
He argued that substantial fines should be used to punish the dishonest parties involved in tree cutting.
He thanked the administrators of Naya Nazimabad for starting the urban forest project.
Karachi’s Commissioner along with NFEH President, Naya Nazimabad CEO, and other prominent guests planted a tree to formally launch the urban forest project.
