At the 10th congress of the international Qazaq Tili society, President of Kazakhstan Qasym-Jomart Toqaev called for scaling up the Qazaq Ormany project, under which five million trees were planted across 400 hectares in its first year, infohub.kz reports.
According to the head of state, society head Rauan Kenzhekhanuly presented the initiative to him the day before. In the project's first year, five million trees were planted together with partners.
"In one year, this organization, together with its partners, planted 5 million trees across 400 hectares. As a result of this work, 4 large forest nurseries have been created in three regions of the country. Now the project needs to be expanded. The plans include opening nurseries for growing saplings: 25 hectares near each village, 50 hectares near district centers and 100 hectares on the outskirts of major cities," Toqaev said.
The president supported the proposed plan and called on government agencies to help implement it.
"I fully support this. It is the right initiative. The government and akimats must also join this work. Thanks to this project, it will be possible to increase Kazakhstan's forest area to 14.5 million hectares. This will be a concrete contribution by the Qazaq Tili organization to the implementation of the nationwide Taza Qazaqstan project. Who said the Kazakh steppe cannot turn into a forest?! We are capable of both growing forests and transforming our steppes. Therefore, it is extremely important to implement the Qazaq Ormany project well. Let us all support it," the head of state urged.