Thaddo Dam Forest ready to produce honey, silk

KARACHI - Forest department of CDGK after successfully establishing a thick green jungle at Thaddo Dam in Gadap town, is going to use the benefits of jungle in different manner so that some revenue to be generated as various project including production of Honey, Silk and Neel. Sources told The Nation on Sunday.

The CDGK had established the jungle at outskirts of Karachi city two years back where more then one lacks trees of various kinds had been planted at 85 acres land, now trees rapidly groomed and a real look of forest emerged in the outskirts of the city.

This Jungle popularly known as Karachi’s Chang Manga, now is becoming one of the flourishing projects of the CDGK, which had been conceived for picnicking and entertainment purposes for Karachiites .But now the Forest department is also working on various projects to generate revenue for city government through the Jungle.

Sources disclosed The Nation that, honey would be produced through this jungle by establishing honey boxes where Hones Bees would collect and store honey. It will also be used for the production of Silk through Silkworm from trees of Malbari and Neel, which is used for dye cloths and also natural blue colure to cloths and vehicles on commercial basis across the world.