Daily Times

As per direction of Inspector General of Police Punjab Shoaib Dastagir, Addl IG PHP Captain (r) Zafar Iqbal Awan has launched plantation campaign by Punjab Highway Patrol across the province under Clean and Green Pakistan Program.

In this special plantation campaign, all officers and officials of the PHP have been directed to participate so that environmental pollution may be reduced. The Punjab Highway Patrol is continuously working to reduce environmental pollution under Clean and Green Pakistan programme. The PHP during year 2020 has planted 644,768 saplings so far across the province. A seven-day plantation campaign has been started from August 11 and in this regard, letters have been issued to all regional SSPs.

During the campaign, 358 pickets of Punjab Highway Patrol will take part in plantation campaign under command of DSPs of respective districts, under which patrolling post of every district shall plant environmental friendly saplings within their beat areas. For the purpose, saplings will be taken from forest department, PHA and private nurseries by community policing.