More than 65% of 5,000 trees for Sezad planted
Tremendous work is underway to plant trees at several key locations in Sezad, including main and service streets
DUQM: Coinciding with the World Environment Day, the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad) continues implementing its plan to increase the green cover in the Zone.
Tremendous work is underway to plant trees at several key locations in Sezad, including main and service streets, in addition to planting plants in a number of parks where modern systems are used for irrigation, using treated water.
Ibrahim bin Zaher Al Rawahi, from the Afforestation and Landscaping Department in the Special Economic Zone Department of Duqm, confirmed, “Around 67 percent of the project to plant 5,000 trees, intended to be planted by the end of 2023, has been completed 26,000 sqm.
The current green spaces in Sezad cover about
in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm with more than 3,347 trees have been already planted.
The current green spaces in Sezad cover about 26,000 sqm. It is expected that the green spaces in the zone will be increased by the end of this year to cover an area of over 50,000 sqm of various special trees that are suitable for the climatic conditions in Sezad”.
Duqm agricultural nursery project
Al Rawahi pointed out that the agricultural nursery in Duqm, which is stretching over an area of 5,000 sqm, is being operated to serve as a primary source for supplying plants that are compatible with the climate of Duqm.
The nursery serves as the main incubator for the production of seeds and ornamental trees before planting them in the parks and on the streets, in addition to being a hub for agricultural experiments and new types of plants and trees.
“The Special Economic Zone at Duqm has allocated part of the nursery to be operated and managed by a small and medium enterprise, which is specialised in afforestation. This reflects Sezad’s efforts to involve and support the local community to contribute in the development of Duqm”.
Moreover, the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad) has allocated several investment lands for the purpose of establishing agricultural nurseries in the Zone. This will contribute significantly to the production of plants suitable for the zone’s environment and to increase the green spaces.
The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones, in cooperation with the Environment Authority, has allocated one of these lands for establishing a nursery for propagating wild plants and will be managed by the Environment Authority.
This nursery will serve the initiative to plant 100,000 wild trees at Al Wusta Governorate and implement the national initiative to plant 10 million wild trees.
It is noteworthy that the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones has assigned, in the first quarter of 2022, a project to design and implement the first phase of landscaping, agricultural works in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm, with an estimated value of over OMR2.3 million.
Several locations
This project includes afforestation of several locations in the Zone and many other main and service streets.
In addition, the project will cover as well a number of parks with basic facilities, including green spaces, and other spaces for multiuse, including walkways and areas for public facilities and sports activities.
Hence, such spaces can accommodate different events and activities of social and cultural activities, while modern systems will be used to irrigate trees and plants.