ISLAMABAD, March 8: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) on Tuesday launched spring tree plantation campaign in order to motivate its students and the Faculty members to plant trees at their respective working and residential places.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui inaugurated month-long campaign by planting a sapling in the compound of University’s main Campus. Around 50 saplings were planted on the first-day.
The University has arranged similar tree-plantation events at its 44 regional campuses across the country. Dr. Siddiqui advised the regional heads to involve the maximum number of students in tree plantation drive.
The AIOU, being the mega educational institution with 1.3 million students wished to play a leading role in developing green Pakistan.
AIOU, he added has included in its educational curriculum the content related to climate change and the significance of plantation.
The campaign was arranged by the University’s department of Agriculture Sciences. Vc lauded the efforts of the University’s gardeners for the making the campaign successful. The University regularly takes part in various flowers’ competitions at the local level, winning top positions.=DNA
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