PHA plants around 1.068 mln saplings in city.

LAHORE -- Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) planted more than 1 million saplings with proper maintenance mechanism to take extra care of planted trees, saplings and flowers in the provincial capital during the last two and a half years.

PHA Chairman Yasir Gillani told reporter here on Sunday that efforts were on to enhance the greener area of the provincial capital and in this regard, the PHA introduced latest technologies of plantation and gardening.

The PHA Chairman further said the Authority was going to establish urban forest after having better results from Miyawaki method at various city areas, adding that 51 spots had also been marked for the plantation of urban forest in the PHA administered areas. He elaborated that Miyawaki was a technique pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki that helped build dense and native forest. The initiative was to ensure that plant growth was 10 times faster and as a result, it had nourished dozens of native species in the same area, thus turning the urban forest maintenance-free after first three years, he added.

Around nine urban forests have been developed in various areas of the provincial capital including,

Railways Station, Johar Town, Faisal Town, Shahdra, and Begum Kot (Sheikhupura).

Yasir Gillani said that as per traditions of the PHA, the annual Chrysanthemum show (Gul-e-Dawoodi) was organized at Jilani Park last week and around 275 kinds of chrysanthemum flowers were put on display at the show.

He maintained that in the past, a large number of people from other cities...

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