Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Forest Services Academy at Ghora Gali, Murree under the PM’s Green Pakistan Program on Friday.
PM’s focal person on Climate Change Syed Rizwan Mehboob briefed the Prime Minister about the features of the Academy and its objectives to help mitigate climate change and undertake research on forestry.
He said Academy’s first phase had been completed with a cost of 59.29 million rupees while the second phase to be finished by 2020.
Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid was also present on the occasion. The Prime Minister was also briefed about the status of forestation in Bahawalpur’s iconic Lal Sohanra Park, where a forestation has been undertaken on 1,200 acres of land, while 5,000 acres would be planted in three years.
The Prime Minister directed to improve natural environment of the Lake to attract birds followed by completion of de-silting of Patisar Lake.