Idlib-Sana
The Idlib Agriculture Directorate, in cooperation with the various activities in the governorate, launched an afforestation campaign in the city of Maarat al-Numan in the southern countryside of Idlib, liberated from terrorism.
The Director of Idlib Agriculture, Eng. Muhammad Nour Tako, explained in a statement to SANA reporter that this campaign is special because it coincides with allowing the people to return to the city of Maarat al-Numan, as it restores the vegetation cover and its green spaces, especially in the gardens, medians and road islands.
Tako indicated that the afforestation campaign today aims to plant 4,000 saplings of various types of forest plants, such as cypress, pine, fan palm, eucalyptus, and zenalakht, pointing out that the Directorate has a plan to plant both sides and the middle of the international road that connects Maarat from the city of Hama, with a length of about 70 kilometers, after allocating the necessary funds in coordination with The concerned authorities, especially the Public Authority for Road Transport.
In turn, the head of the Maarat al-Numan city council, Muhammad Abd al-Basit al-Rabee, noted the importance and timing of the campaign, which accompanies the return of the people of Maarat to their city, with a focus on cultivating green spaces that have been tampered with by terrorism and replanting them again, in order to restore, develop, care and preserve forest wealth in the region.
Judge Ahmed Sayadi from the Idlib district district pointed out the importance of participating in this campaign, which is the first of its kind after the return of the people to Maarat al-Numan, as an initiative that came out of the economic, environmental and tourism importance of the tree, and the need to rehabilitate the sites that were destroyed by fires or affected by encroachments.
Abdullah Sheikh
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