Two million saplings planted across Kabul city this year, says municipality

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kabul Municipality spokesman Nematullah Barakzai says that during the current solar year, the municipality has planted two million saplings
and flowering plants throughout Kabul.Barakzai, delivering Kabul Municipality&s annual report, said: &Two years ago, Kabul municipality
planted 200,000 saplings, last year 600,000 saplings and this year two million saplings and ornamental flowers in Kabul city.&Mohammad
Khalid Sajestani, deputy head of the Kabul Municipality&s Urban Services and Environmental Affairs, said that over 125 kilometers of public
and secondary roads in Kabul city have been asphalted, paved, developed and constructed.&New roads have been built in the city of Kabul and
are practically at the service of the people,& said Sajestani.According to the municipality, more than half a million tons of garbage from
Kabul city has been cleared and moved to designated places during this period.It has also blocked 625 houses due to lack of air filters and
the revenue of Kabul municipality totaled 6 billion afghanis in the past year.Kabul municipality also added that detailed plans, proposed
plans for commercial and residential areas, issuance of 248 building permits and prevention of violations of 3095 buildings in 22 districts
of Kabul city are major achievements of this department.This department added that in cooperation with other organizations, it is working on
200 projects, of which 190 projects have been completed.The officials of Kabul municipality have cleared 2,600 obstacles from different
parts of the city to create urban order and normalize the traffic flow.The post Two million saplings planted across Kabul city this year,
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