Two lakh trees to be planted to protect endangered coast
Bangladesh Poribesh Forum (BPF), Chittagong will plant two lakh trees along a 200-mile stretch of coast from Teknaf to Mirsarai on Saturday (July 23), with a view to protecting the endangered coast and creating mass awareness about climate change.
The saplings including that of fruit, wood, and medicinal trees will be planted in one hour from 11:00am to 12:00noon.
BPF, under its project "Coastal Tree Plantation-2011", started distributing saplings yesterday among the people of No-3 Khankhanabad union of Banshkhali upazila, the most vulnerable coastal area of Chittagong.
Prof Mozammel Hoque, former vice-chancellor of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) and president of BPF, at the distribution ceremony said the saplings will be planted in the privately-owned lands of the coastal areas stretching from Khurukul (Teknaf, Cox's Bazar) to Saherkhali (Mirsarai, Chittagong).
He said 7,000 families living in the costal areas will participate in the one-hour tree plantation drive.
Mentionable, 79 unions under 11 upazilas of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar districts fall under the areas where the trees will be planted.
British American Tobacco Bangladesh sponsored the saplings while RSRM and Sristi, a social organisation, assist the project.
RSRM group chairman Alhaz M Rahman attended as the chief guest the saplings distribution ceremony held at Khankhanabad cyclone shelter.
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