KARACHI, Nov 5: All towns of Karachi should approve resolutions through their councils to save mangroves, as these trees provide oxygen and help keep the air cleaner.

This was stated by Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil while addressing at a meeting regarding “Mission Greener Karachi” in her office.She urged town administrations to conduct a survey regarding number of trees in their respective areas and said that town nazims should point out open spaces in their respective towns where plantation could be carried out.

Nasreen Jalil said that tree cutting should be avoided, and if necessary tree should be shifted to other areas through transplanters instead of cutting them down. She said that plantation of eucalyptus trees should be discouraged and instead alternate trees should be planted.

The meeting was told hat till now 70,000 trees had been planted in the city, while the target of planting 0.5 million trees in the city by the year end would be successfully met.—PPI