Punjab forest dept to cultivate 3,000 kanals of land

Nearly 3,000 kanals of barren land would be cultivated for forests under the 'Green Pakistan Programme' launched by the Punjab Forest Department, said Rawalpindi District Range Forest Officer (Extension) Sher Afzal Raja on Sunday.

He disclosed that the Punjab Forest Department was bearing all the expenses for the resettlement of all barren lands owned by farmers, adding that 3,000 kanals of more neglected barren land had been identified by the District Range Forest Office which would be made fertile and the expenses of which will be borne by the Punjab government.