Commissioner Peshawar launches tree plantation drive

PESHAWAR
Commissioner Peshawar Division Riaz Khan Mehsud on Wednesday launched monsoon tree plantation drive 2024.
He launched the campaign as part of the Billion Tree Plus program by planting a sapling in the Commissioner House Peshawar, said an official handout.
Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Captain Retired Sarmad Salim, Member Provincial Assembly Asif Khan Mehsud, Conservator Forest Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hazrat Mir, and District Forest Officer Forest Department Peshawar were also present on the occasion.
Commissioner Peshawar Riaz Mehsud said that during the drive 750000 saplings will be planted in all the five districts of Peshawar Division, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mohmand Tribal District and Khyber District, for which special teams consisting of Deputy Commissioners and District Forest Officers have been formed.
Riaz Khan Mehsud said that in order to protect yourself from the negative impact of climate change, all possible efforts will be made to make the campaign successful.
He said that special instructions have been issued to all deputy commissioners to make the campaign successful and complete this campaign successfully.
I will monitor the campaign personally to make it successful throughout Peshawar Division, he added.