Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Forests, Wildlife, Environment and Climate Change Pir Musavir Khan has said that the provincial government is taking steps to protect wildlife and provide entertainment to the people, Peshawar Zoo is a link in this chain.
The zoo is also playing the role of a research center for the students of the universities along with the entertainment of the people here, he said on Thursday at the newly constructed auditorium in the Peshawar Zoo.While addressing the function organized on the occasion of the inauguration of the Fish Aquarium, Chief Conservator Wildlife Mohsin Farooq, Director Zoo Mohammad Niaz and media representatives were also present on the occasion of the inauguration of the newly constructed auditorium.
While informing Pir Musavir Khan for Wildlife, it was told that the construction of the auditorium has cost about 15 million rupees, which has a seating capacity of 150 people.The aim is to organize events, seminars to raise public awareness for the protection of wild life and to provide facilities for university students for research.A cost of 35 million rupees has been incurred in which eight tanks have been built for 28 types of fish.
Musavir Khan said that with the special interest of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, funds were provided to increase the facilities in the zoo, the fish aquarium and the auditorium are a gift to the people of Peshawar on the occasion of New Year.
Further said that in the year 2024, four trophy hunting licenses were issued, which has generated an income of about 925,000 dollars, with 80 percent of the income going to the welfare of the local people is spent for welfare while the remaining 20 percent is collected in the provincial treasury, while answering the question regarding the protection and breeding of Markhor, Pir Musavir Khan said that thanks to the special measures of the provincial government, the number of Markhor is six.Pir Musavir Khan also talked about climate change and pollution in detail and said that climate change has become a problem for the entire country, which is the joint responsibility of the government and the people, the main cause of pollution is vehicular emissions.
There is also smoke The provincial government under the leadership of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is fully committed to deal with climate change, to control pollution, zigzag technology has been introduced for brick kilns, which is producing substantial results, he told the public. He also appealed to the country to plant more trees to make the country greener and reduce the effects of climate change. have been released.
