Sindh to plant Palm trees on 1000 acres land in Thatta: Rahu.

KARACHI -- Sindh's Coastal Development Authority (CDA) has decided plantation of Palm trees on 1000 acres on land in Thatta district, media reported on Thursday.

A meeting of the Coastal Development Authority, chaired by provincial minister Ismail Rahu decided to launch the palm trees plantation project, which have an estimated cost of Rs 356 million.

'Around 60,000 trees will be planted on the land under the project,' Ismail Rahu said. 'Palm trees will be planted in current year and a single tree in average will give a yield of one maund oil,' the minister said.

It was briefed in the meeting that the Forest Department has handed over 2,000 acres of land to the Coastal Development Authority for the project.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Sindh Cabinet last year approved plantation of Palm trees on 3000 acres land.

Sindh's Coastal Development Authority had requested for...