JHELUM: A tree plantation and environmental awareness campaign has been launched in Jhelum as part of week-long activities marking International Literacy Day, bringing together education and environmental responsibility.
The campaign was inaugurated by Managing Director Suthra Punjab Agency Jhelum, Aliza Rehan, who planted a sapling at the opening ceremony.
Assistant Commissioner Tehsil Jhelum Abdullah Ghazi Khan, Additional Assistant Commissioner Jhelum Abdullah Raja, District Education Officer Literacy Maimoona Anjum, teachers, students and representatives of the Forest Department also participated in the plantation activity and planted trees.
Addressing the participants, speakers emphasized that literacy should extend beyond reading and writing to include awareness of environmental challenges and responsible citizenship.
They highlighted the importance of trees in maintaining a healthy environment and called for greater public participation in plantation, cleanliness and environmental protection initiatives.
The campaign aims to encourage students and communities to develop a stronger understanding of the relationship between education, environmental stewardship and sustainable development.
Officials said plantation, awareness sessions and other educational and social activities would continue throughout the week as part of the International Literacy Day celebrations.
The initiative reflects an effort to combine literacy promotion with practical environmental action, encouraging young people to become active contributors to a cleaner, greener and more sustainable Jhelum.
Education creates awareness, while environmental responsibility turns that awareness into action.
