Islamabad
Capital Development Authority (CAA) had decided to
remove all
paper mulberry trees, which are causing
pollen allergy in federal capital.
CDA decided to
remove only those
male paper mulberry trees which produce and shed
pollen whereas the female
trees termed harmless and would be retained. Enlistment of
male paper mulberry has been started, said an official of CDA.
He said
male paper mulberry was considered a major source of
allergy which needed eradication but strong opposite views against the complete removal of this tree had also received from environmentalists.
He said removal of
male tree would be taken up under gradual programme for replacing them with Amaltas, Kachnar, Jaman, Chir (pine) etc.
During the last two decades the civic agency chopped more than 40,000
paper mulberry trees. However, he said, approximately 60,000
trees were still growing in the capital territory particularly in the National Park area where removal of
trees was **t allowed. He said environmentalists were of the views that drastic cutting of the
trees would result in the loss of greenery.
To a question, he said steps were being taken for ensuring the ban on the use of pollythene bags. He, however, said stopping the manufacturing of plastic bags did **t come under the purview of the CDA. In 2013 the federal government imposed the ban on the use, manufacturing, import and sale of **n-degradable plastic products in the federal capital.
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