Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) will distribute over 50,000 tree saplings among the school students this year for checking carbon emission through massive plantation in the city. RCC Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton revealed this while addressing a discussion at Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Zila Parishad Auditorium in the city.

Department of Environment (DoE) and district administration jointly organised the discussion, marking the World Environment Day-2019. Mayor Liton said a massive tree plantation can help reduce carbon emission to a substantial level and that is very important to face the adverse impact of climate change in the region including its vast Barind tract. Liton opined that an optimum forestation could help stop degradation of environment and biodiversity making the country a safe habitat for all.

Expansion of the country’s forest area to 25 percent of the total landscape will protect Bangladesh from the possible alarming consequences of the ongoing climate change, he added.