Pakistan Navy on Thursday (today) launched ‘Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2021’in coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan.
According to DGPR Pakistan Navy, Commander Coast, Vice Admiral Zahid Ilyas was the Chief Guest event and planted mangrove sapling at Port Bin Qasim.
The initiative is part of Pakistan Navy’s environmental protection program under which PN has planted 7 million mangroves trees so far.
#PakNavy launched Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2021 in coastal areas of Sindh & Balochistan. COMCOAST graced event as CG & inaugurated campaign by planting mangrove sapling. This campaign is part of PN environmental protection program under which PN has planted 7 M mangroves pic.twitter.com/3ugCVMm1Vb
— DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) April 9, 2021
Message from Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi on the occasion of Pakistan Navy Mangroves Plantation Campaign – 2021 pic.twitter.com/TONOsqyM8E
— DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) April 9, 2021
In his message, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi Pakistan Navy is a major stakeholder of sea and coast of Pakistan and actively participates in mangrove plantation in line with the vision of government of Pakistan.
Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2021 earmarks the significance and dedication of Pakistan Navy to achieve the goal of developing ‘Green Coastal Belt’, noted Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi.
“I urge all my countrymen to join hands with Pakistan navy for maintaining clean and better coastal environment by preserving and planting of mangroves for ourselves and our future generations,” said the naval chief.
CNS Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi highlighted that Pakistan Navy launced Mangroves Plantation Campaign in 2016 with a plantation target of one million mangroves during which over 1.1 million mangroves saplings were planted.
