Kano State government has said that it will plant 20, 000 seedlings of various types of trees across the major streets of the state metropolis to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The state Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo disclosed this at a press conference to mark this year’s National Environmental Sanitation Day at the ministry.
He said the government is making efforts towards addressing some of the effects of climate changes, which are causing serious heat and other related challenges as a result of population and human activities in the state.
Garo said the trees, if planted, would be monitored to ensure that they have grown to be beneficial to people, adding they are to ensure that the state gets rid of flooding as predicted by stakeholders in the country.
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He said they formed a Task Force Committee on solid waste management, which has since evacuated refuse dumped in various dumping sites of the state.
According to the commissioner, the state government is making efforts addressing environmental issues in the state such as encroachment of lands, tree felling, open defecation among other challenges.
He urged the general public to support their efforts in ensuring that they avoid indiscriminate dumping of waste, and that they should always clear drainages to avert flooding in the state.
