Imran Khan Takes Another Step to Save Environment
Rakh Jhok forest, covering an area of 24,000 Kanals, will be monitored by sensors and a surveillance system
Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Sheikhupura to inaugurate one of the biggest projects in Pakistan’s history, Rakh Jhok smart forest, as part of the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project.
Imran Khan inaugurated the smart forest by planting a tree in Sheikhupura, a city in Punjab province.
وزیر اعظم عمران خان آج رکھ جھوک جنگل (Rakh Jhok Forest)، شیخوپورہ پہنچے اور پودا لگا کر پاکستان کے پہلے سمارٹ جنگل کا افتتاح کیا۔
رکھ جھوک جنگل (RakhJhokForest# )، راوی اربن ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی (RUDA) کا ایک اہم منصوبہ ہے جو 24000 کنال اراضی پر محیط ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/a4ttoVFWkF
— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) August 25, 2021
Rakh Jhok forest, covering an area of 24,000 Kanals, will be monitored by sensors and a surveillance system.
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The surveillance of the forest will be carried out by collaboration with Chinese technology company Huawei and for this, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed.
ٹیکنالوجی کی بڑی کمپنی ہواوے (Huawei) کو اس منصوبےکاسمارٹ شراکت دار بنانے کے لیے مفاہمتی یادداشت (MOU) پر بھی دستخط کیے گئے.#RakhJhokForest pic.twitter.com/V9GOwDTOo6
— Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) August 25, 2021
The premier maintained that the project will contribute significantly to the environment and will address other challenges too.
“This will be an exemplary project that will change Pakistan and its environment”, he added.
The premier, while addressing the inauguration ceremony, claimed that the project will help decrease global warming, pollution, and clean drinking water issues in Pakistan.
“It is the first time that 10 million trees will be planted after proper planning”, Imran Khan added.
