BAS to plant 79 neem trees along Hatim Al Taie Avenue

TDT | Manama                      

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

The Bahrain Airport Services company (BAS) will contribute to the National Afforestation Campaign, “Forever Green” by planting 79 neem trees along 1,031 linear metres along the Hatim Al Taie Avenue in the Muharraq Governorate.

This was announced by the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD), in partnership with the Ministry of Municipalities’ Affairs and Agriculture and the Supreme Council for the Environment.

This kind initiative of BAS is within the ongoing efforts of the National Afforestation Campaign to mobilise national efforts and coordinate with the four municipalities and private institutions to contribute to achieving the environmental goals of the Kingdom of reaching carbon neutrality by 2060.

The planting site was inaugurated in the presence of NIAD Secretary-General, Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa, BAS Board of Directors Chairman, Nabeel Khalid Kanoo, Chief Central Support Officer, Fahad Al Qadhi, and Chief Human Capital Officer, Hana Abdulwahed.

A number of BAS employees also attended the ceremony to contribute to planting seedlings based on the national role that BAS adopts in supporting and strengthening the agricultural and environmental sector to achieve sustainable development goals.