260 trees planted at Mohammed bin Faris Park under Forever Green initiative | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

260 trees planted at Mohammed bin Faris Park under Forever Green initiative | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal participated today in planting trees at the Mohammed bin Faris Park in the Fifth Constituency in the Southern Governorate, as part of the national campaign for expanding green areas across Bahrain. The event was a manifestation of joint national action by the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD), the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, and the Supreme Council for the Environment (SCE) with support from STC Bahrain. It was also an opportunity to complete the Mohammed bin Faris Park development project and to expand the green area in the park and plant shade trees that contribute to improving the environment and reducing temperatures in the surrounding area. Under the following up of the Speaker, the park has been enhanced with the construction of a playground, restrooms, a walking track, rides for different ages, and sports equipment, in addition to a café, kiosk, a gymnasium and a service building. During the ceremony attended by the Speaker, Works Minister Esam bin Abdullah Khalaf, NIAD Secretary-General Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa, senior officials and 15 Ministry of Interior officers, 260 seedlings of trees and shrubs that suit Bahrain's climate were planted. "The ministry is