Government is fully committed to mobilize all available resources to protect both wild life and natural habitat: Yaver Zaman

Government is  fully committed to mobilize all available resources to protect both wild life and natural habitat: Yaver Zaman

BAHAWALPUR(PR) Provincial Minister for forests, Wild life and fisheries Yaver Zaman has said that Government is  fully committed to mobilize all available resources to protect both wild life and natural habitat through adopting modern scientific mechanism to enhance the aesthetic profile of Lal Suhanra Park Bahawalpur. He made these remarks while presiding over a high level departmental meeting at the conference room of Commissioner Bahawalpur.

                The meeting was attended by Provincial Secretary forest Jahanzaib Khan, Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Saqib Zafar, Assistant Commissioner General Syed Waseem Hassan, Conservator forest Faisal Haroon, District Forest Officer Wajid Hussain, DFO Bahawalpur Tajammul Hussain, Curator Bahawalpur Zoo Mushtaq Qaisrani and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

                During the meeting Provincial Secretary forest Jahanzaib Khan briefed that the desilting process of 4 thousand acres of area of Lal Suhanra Lake was under way. The meeting was further briefed that tree plantation at an estimated area of 1212 acres was also underway while a road network of 37 Kilometers from Lal Suhanra to Lake has already been completed by spending funds to the tune of Rs. 37 million. 5 acres of land has also been allocated to conduct research to protect and promote indigenes herbs and natural Desert plants.

                The meeting also reviewed the construction process of 2 conventional Gopas and historic hut at Lal Suhanra Bahawalpur.

                Provincial Minister Yaver Zaman urged upon the concerned officials to accelerate the pace of tree plantation at Hasilpur road along with taking special measures to protect breeds of black buck and Chankara deers.