Staff Reporter Islamabad
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said that the Monsoon plantation under the Clean Green Pakistan will help creating a moderate and dense free environment in the future.
He was speaking as chief guest in an impressive tree plantation ceremony organized by Pak Steel here at Pak Farid Park.
The SAPM planted a pine tree sapling in the Park along with Pak Steel officials to inaugurate the plantation where some 300 saplings were planted during the day-long plantation activity.
He said, The Pak Farid Park is one of the only public private partnership initiatives being materialized to protect the environment.
It is being developed on the Capital Development Authority (CDA) land and is well maintained.
Amin noted that it was the only Park that remained opened and available to public for recreation throughout Covid-19 lockdown.
He underscored that private sector was one of the major stakeholders of the government as it has corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds and efficiency to execute projects in time with desired output.
Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Plantation project of the Prime Minister is not only a gift rather the dire need of the country to avert drastic impacts of environmental degradation, he said.
Italian Ambassador Andreas Ferraris also congratulated the SAPM for successfully executing the Prime Minister’s tremendous Clean Green Pakistan and Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Plantation project.
He said, I am a strong supporter of public private partnership and deeper friendly ties between Italy and Pakistan.
Mr. Ferraris added that he was working to enhance broader collaboration between public and private sectors of both the friendly countries where the latter was very forthcoming and proactive in terms of sinking partnership.
While speaking Chairman Founder Group (FG), M Akram Farid said that it’s our encouragement that the SAPM participated in our plantation activity and lauded our efforts.
He further said that public and private partnership was an excellent example of carrying out welfare projects in the country.
We will further expand this endeavour across the Capital to make it more greener and scenic for its dwellers, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Managing Director Pak Steel Mian Aslam Farid said that the Park was a great philanthropic endeavour undertook by his corporation as a gift to the metropolis.
CEO Pak Steel Hassan Farid lauded the Clean Green Pakistan initiative of the government and said the corporate sector should pay back to the country under its CSR.
The Park has been established at the CDA land which was procured by Pak Steel and a 1.25 kilometres jogging track has also been created in the Park which was earlier abandoned place full of wild growth and plants, he added.
