• Dr Khalid Iraqi said plantation is essential for the country’s ecosystem.
• He said that we can reduce effects of global warming through plantation drive.
• Vice Chancellor KU further said that the plantation is an ongoing charity.

KARACHI: The Vice Chancellor University of Karachi Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi inaugurated the Spring 2023 Open House at the KU Prof Dr S. I. Ali Botanical Garden and Herbarium Centre for Plant Conservation on Wednesday.

The KU VC Prof Dr Khalid Iraqi mentioned that the plantation is essential for the country’s ecosystem and shared that Pakistan is one of the countries in the world which is affected by climate change.

He said that with the massive plantation drive, we can reduce the effects of global warming and added that for the past many years, we are experiencing Pakistan is unable to get an advantage from the plantation drives.

“Plantation drive is a very great initiative and every year public and private sectors planted tens of thousands of saplings but sadly most of them died due to lack of care and maintenance.”

The KU VC Prof Dr Khalid Iraqi said that launching a plantation drive is easy but maintaining plants until saplings become a tree is a difficult task. He said that it is the responsibility of every member of society to play their role to take care of these plants.

He further said that the plantation is an ongoing charity and trees are valuable assets, extensive plantation, and its protection and maintenance should be our collective national responsibility.

On this occasion, President of Unikarians International Professor Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi, in-charge KU Professor Dr SI Ali Botanical Garden and Herbarium Center for Plant Conservation Dr Roohi Bano and others were also present.

Prof Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi hoped that Karachi would become clean and green if we engage youngsters and particular students. He said that plantation drives should be conducted on regular basis and urged that people or organizations which initiate plantation drives must take care of plants as well.

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Later, the KU VC Prof Dr Khalid Iraqi and Prof Ejaz Ahmed Faruqi planted a sapling each in the garden to launch a spring plantation drive on the campus.