Environment

Close to Hanna Lake in Quetta, Merck in Pakistan has taken the challenge to have a Tree Plantation (1000 trees in the first phase and additionally 1000 trees in the second phase) to make the major recreation area of the city more beautiful. The irrigation system is making sure that the water, which needs to be brought from the city, is being used properly. The methodology adopted is drip-irrigation system for each individual sapling and the earth beneath each sapling has been changed which will benefit the growth of these tree saplings. In phase three, additional 1000 saplings were planted between 1st and 2nd quarter of 2007.

In the aftermath of the Earthquake in October 2005 which rocked the Northern Areas of Pakistan, Merck Pakistan being the Corporate Social Responsible citizen of the society decided to contribute to the effort of rebuilding the lives of the many aggrieved families hence devastated by this natural calamity through reconstruction of their homes.

Merck in Pakistan decided to embark this project through the collaboration of The Citizens Foundation. The project entailed the reconstruction of 55 homes at Kappa Bat Bala Village near Muzaffarabad. This also incorporated the training of the local crafts people in the technical skills to build such earthquake-proof seismic houses.

The project commenced in 2006, and all houses have been completed and handed over to the families of that area.