BUREWALA: Secretary forest, wildlife and fisheries South Punjab Sarfraz Hussain Khan Magsi on Tuesday inaugurated an artificially developed forest employing Miyawaki technique at Adaptive Research centre in Vehari.
Exactly 1330 plants were planted at an acre area at the research centre, officials informed the secretary after the opening.
Secretary Sarfraz Magsi said that Miyawaki forests were being developed at all the districts under an MoU signed between agriculture and forest departments in South Punjab adding that agriculture department would provide land and human resources while forest department would contribute plants and technical assistance under the environment-friendly initiative launched as per vision of chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Around 11000 acre area has been brought under plantation in south Punjab during last three years and over 12.8 million saplings would be planted this year, Magsi disclosed.
He said that government was focusing on developing forests in the country to meet international standards adding that plants were also being planted at 10, 000 mile long canal banks. He said that the saplings planted were being taken care of for their nurturing.
Magsi said that different kinds of plants are planted at close distance under Miyawaki technique including fruit plants, shady and bushy trees to develop a dense forest in least possible time to counter pollution and make fresh air available.
ADCG Vehari Syed Khalid Mahmood Gilani, Director agriculture Multan Chaudhry Shahzad Sabir, forest conservator Multan Malik Imdad Hussain, divisional forest officer (Extension) Multan Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal and other officials were present.