CM hails Punjab plantation drive, urges citizens to plant a tree

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over the progress of the province’s plantation campaign, saying Punjab’s Green Revolution has reached an unprecedented scale through the collective efforts of the government and people.

In a post on X on Saturday, the chief minister said the Punjab Plantation Drive 2025-26 had achieved remarkable milestones, with 40 million saplings planted, 41,342 acres brought under plantation, and 3,085 avenue miles lined with trees across the province. She said barren land from Dera Ghazi Khan to Bahawalpur was being transformed into thriving forests through the dedication and hard work of Team Punjab, adding that the campaign marked only the beginning of a long-term environmental transformation.

“This is just the beginning, Insha’Allah. By the grace of Allah, the Punjab of the next decade will be a province of forests, clean air, and living rivers for generations to come,” the chief minister said.

CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif further stated that the completion of Punjab’s two-year afforestation mission stood among the most significant environmental achievements in the province’s history. She recalled that two years ago the government had pledged to restore Punjab’s forests and said that, by the grace of Allah, the commitment had been fulfilled with nearly 50 million trees planted across 54,986 acres of land between April 2024 and Spring 2026. She said the positive impact of the campaign was visible across the province, from Muzaffargarh to Murree, Chichawatni to Faisalabad, and Rahim Yar Khan to Gujranwala, where landscapes once fading were turning green again.

“What was grey is now green, and what is green shall be protected. This is our gift to generations we may never meet, Insha’Allah,” she said, adding, “One mission.

One greener Punjab.” Highlighting achievements under the Plant for Pakistan Spring Tree Plantation Campaign 2025, the chief minister said the restoration of Punjab’s barren lands marked another historic milestone. She said thousands of acres of previously barren land had been transformed into thriving green landscapes between October 2024 and June 2025.

She shared details of major plantation sites, saying 1.815 million plants had been planted over 1,500 acres at Ghazi Ghat in Muzaffargarh, 559,000 plants over 2,091 acres at Thul Maghraj in Rajanpur, 708,000 plants over 1,470 acres at Khanani and Rakh Murghai in Muzaffargarh, and 242,000 plants over 200 acres at Pakhowal in Gujrat.

The chief minister said restoration work had also been expanded to Jhok Reserve Forest, Lal Suhanra, Mianwali, Gujranwala and Murree, reflecting the government’s resolve to create a greener and healthier Punjab for future generations. She described tree plantation as tomorrow’s inheritance and urged citizens to plant a tree and become partners in building a greener Punjab.