TREE PLANTATION

BACKGROUND

According to the modern research, the forest is one of main factor for clean and pure environment for the inhabitants. Forests are natural way to purify the atmosphere and make it healthy for living ones. According to the research a country should have the forest on at least 30 percent of its land. But unfortunately the forest on the land of Pakistan is just 5%. This ratio is very less as compare to other countries.

The rate of pollution in Pakistan is kissing the sky especially the district Kasur is suffering from the harmful out comes (wastages) of the leather industry. The environment of the Kasur city is worse. Different diseases have been spread by this worst condition. The district Lahore is also suffering from the environmental pollution especially the area of Kot Lakhpat where the industrial waste is the major factor for pollution. Lahore and other districts are also suffering from the harmful gases spread by different heavy vehicles. The percentage of CO2, CO and PbO in the environment has been increased. Pollution creates diseases e.g. cancer, respiratory diseases, typhoid, tension, hepatitis, allergies etc are spreading very frequently in the Pakistan.

Plants are the products that can reduce the alarming percentage of harmful gases (CO2, CO, PbO) in the environment. There is a dire need to educate to community and students about the importance of the plantation. Plants play the role of lungs for our beloved land.

GOAL

• To aware people about the importance of plants and to reduce pollution in the environment
  

OBJECTIVES

• To create awareness among community and students of different schools and colleges
• To impart technical / extension know how to the people about plantation
• To enhance the beauty of the earth
• To plant approximately 4, 32,000 plants i.e. 1000 plants per school per year
• To reduce the percentage of pollution in the environment
  

METHODOLOGY:

We adopt the following steps to plant the trees:

• Place will be selected within the 30 target areas of the Archdiocese of Lahore, where animation activities are under process
• Meeting with the executive body of LDC or management of school to organize the activity
• Awareness seminar arranged in the area or school, where Agricultural and Environmental scientists, Forest officers and other Experts on pollution will facilitate and highlight hazards of pollution and importance of plantation
• The Forest Department of Punjab Government will be fully involved in the activities
• Pamphlets containing material on pollution and importance of plants will be distributed among the participants
  

EFFECTS / IMPACTS

• Integration among the people and scientists
• Awareness among the students about the importance of plantation
• Awareness among the students and community about he pollution hazards
• Plantation of fifty thousand plants
• Enhancement of beauty in the environment
• Health hazards would be minimized
• Environment will be clean
• Community would be healthy