Officials of the Horticultural Management Bureau of the Ministry of Urban Management and relevant sector worked out a plan for improving the afforestation and greening and have pushed ahead with the work for carrying it out.

Officials and working people in Central District, Taedonggang District and other districts of Pyongyang Municipality are expanding the cultivation area of Phlox subulata with high ornamental value and planting trees of good species as street trees, while paying deep attention to keeping flower shrubs planted in sidewalks, parks and pleasure grounds on a regular basis.

Cities and counties of Kangwon Province planted more than 500,000 trees of various species near roads, rivers and streams and in parks and pleasure grounds and turfs in areas of tens of thousands of square meters.

Hamhung City of South Hamgyong Province has planted various species of flowers to spruce up its streets.

Kanggye City of Jagang Province planted more than 30,000 trees of 30-odd kinds in the areas around roads and residential quarters.