Pakistan, Aug. 11 -- In a bid to combat climate change induced environmental degradation and land erosion, Punjab's Forest Department has begun using hydroseeding technology to bring barren lands under vegetative cover.

According to a press release issued here on Sunday, Punjab Forest department Chief Conservator Abid Gobdal said, "We have successfully implemented hydroseeding over several acres in Jallo Park near Lahore using specialised machinery to spray a mixture of seeds, water and nutrients on the ground."

Enumerating the benefits of hydroseeding technology, Abid Gondal told Wealth Pakistan that this promising method had been tested in Pakistan at the government level with the objective of greening barren lands and accelerating en...