Green belts and trees are fast depleting in Rawalpindi, which once had a ‘green look’, though not like Islamabad, and it is solely happening due rapid urbanisation and haphazard development, thanks to its proximity with the federal capital. It has become a common sight to see trees being cut or uprooted to pave the way for development projects that may change fortunes of many in terms of creation of jobs, but can certainly bring misfortune for the local environment. According to statistics, some 1,000 full-size trees were removed for expansion of the Mall Road, 1,500 for Airport Road and 500 each for Murree and Saidpur roads, triggering extensive damage to the environment. Every year thousands of saplings are planted during the tree plantation campaigns but the survival rate is far less than below the expectations due to...
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