CDA to distribute 7000 seed balls among Islooites

ISLAMABAD: The Environment Department of Capital Development Authority (CDA) has made arrangements to distribute 7000 seed balls of various types of plants among the citizens for plantation during monsoon season at Trail 5.

In this regard, the department distributed seed balls among the citizens of federal capital on Friday. It is pertinent to mention that the survival rate of seed balls is 80 per cent higher than plain seeds. They are also called earth balls because the seed is wrapped in a ball of clay and slightly pressed into the ground.

Seed balls are the easiest and most effective way to increase plantation as it requires less labour. In this method of plantation, plants and trees can be propagated further because in this type of plantation there is no need to dig the ground either.

This method of plantation is also known as aerial forestry, and monsoon or rainy season is the best time for it. -INP

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