Pakistan Navy has launched Mangroves Plantation Campaign, on Friday in the Coastal Areas of Sindh and Balochistan provinces.
Commander Coast, Vice Admiral Zahid Ilyas graced the occasion as Chief Guest and inaugurated Pakistan Navy Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2021 by planting mangrove sapling at Port Bin Qasim AOR.
Mangroves are vital to coastal ecosystems, prevention of sea intrusion and sustainment of marine life. Being a major stakeholder of the maritime domain and realizing the importance of mangroves for marine life, Pakistan Navy has taken a major initiative to revive mangrove forests all along the coast.
