Dinajpur district administration has taken an initiative to plant 800,000 saplings across the district on July 19 as part of a massive tree plantation campaign.
The initiative aims to enhance greenery, ensure fresh oxygen supply and protect biodiversity, said Deputy Commissioner Rafiqul Islam during a press briefing on Thursday afternoon at the DC's conference room.
Saplings of 100 varieties, including fruit-bearing, medicinal and forest trees — excluding eucalyptus and acacia will be planted simultaneously across all 13 upazilas, municipalities, towns and villages.
More than 25,000 teachers and 1,000 village police personnel will take part in the programme, with each union planting at least 7,000 saplings.
Moreover, the DC urged at least 100,000 citizens to plant seven saplings each to make the campaign successful.
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The event will conclude with a 10-day tree fair at Gor-e-Shaheed Boro Maidan, organised by the Forest Department, starting on the same day.
Additional Deputy Commissioners Mohammad Riaz Uddin and SM Habibul Hasan, Divisional Forest Officer Anwar Hossain Sarkar, Assistant Forest Conservator Nurunnahar, and local leaders were present at the briefing.