The head of the southern green belt Department of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine; Nasser Hussein Mat'eb, confirmed the planting of more than (72) thousand palm trees and trees in the oases of the project.
"The number of plantings planted in the project's oases has increased by a large percentage over the past two years than it was previously, and the number of Palms has reached more than (22) thousand Palms after what was previously only (14) thousand palms, as well as the proportion of multiple varieties of vegetables and other trees has increased to more than (50) thousand trees,"Mat'eb said.
He added that "the increase in the number of trees planted within the project is aimed at achieving the goals set by the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine for the project, including reviving the land and turning it into green agricultural land after what was semi-desert and neglected, in addition to the economic, climatic and environmental benefit, as well as the fact that the project has become an outlet for Karbala families".
He continued, " we adopt modern irrigation methods to water the crops scattered along the project, including tubular and surface Wells, pointing out that surface wells are involved in watering and feeding the lakes inside the project that include fish, in addition to using them in the aesthetic side of the project in supplying water to fountains, as for tubular wells, they are an important strategic reservoir for water sources and agriculture.
The Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine continues its work in expanding green spaces within the project to serve the visiting citizens, achieve sustainable development goals, as well as face the challenges of climate change witnessed by the country and the whole world.