Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the establishment of Parks and Horticulture Authorities in every district of Punjab, with a January 2027 deadline set for setting up the bodies in 20 more districts.
The PHAs are already functional in 10 districts, while new authorities have been established in 11 others. The government has also approved recruitment against 2,820 technical posts, including managing directors, directors and other technical staff at the district level.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the chief minister on Friday, where officials briefed her on the progress of existing PHAs and plans to expand their operations across the province.
The meeting was informed that in the second phase, PHAs will also be established in every tehsil of Punjab.
The chief minister directed the authorities to prepare a resource plan for each district and launch phased plantation drives across tehsils, cities, towns and villages. She also ordered monthly plans for seasonal flower plantations and asked for key performance indicators for PHA officials.
The meeting decided to establish in-house nurseries in every district to provide plants at affordable prices for plantation drives and seasonal floral displays.
It also approved the design of PHA food courts and planned uniform branding for PHA staff and vehicles.
Maryam Nawaz directed officials to ensure that trees and flowers are planted in every available vacant space. She also called for standardised planters and flowerpots across cities in the province.
Officials briefed the meeting that all Category C parks in Lahore had been restored. Each PHA has been assigned targets for improving the urban landscape, beautifying parks and rehabilitating green belts.
They said standardised plantation plans would be implemented in each district according to seasonal requirements. Bougainvillea has been planted along Khayaban-i-Jinnah, bamboo along Atta Bakhsh Road and amaltas trees along other roads. Three varieties of marigolds are also being grown across the province.
The meeting was also informed that orders had been issued for PHA staff working at residences to return to their offices.
“I want every city, town and village to be adorned with trees and plants and filled with the fragrance of flowers,” the chief minister said.
She added that plantation is beneficial not only for the environment but also for human health, saying tree planting is a virtuous act and helps mitigate the effects of climate change.
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