The programme mooted to plant 600 thousand plants parallel to President Rajapaksa’s birthday and the assumption of office in the second term gets underway.
The planting of trees commenced countrywide this morning on the sidelines of the national tree planting day under the theme ‘A country filled with lush vegetation: A bright future’
The activities commenced at the auspicious time of 10.03 am. The Presidential Secretariat, Ministries including the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy, Provincial Councils, State establishments and private sector institutions are contributing to this programme. The national ceremony was held at the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy.
The tree planting at the premises of the Independent Television Network was held this morning with the participation of the staff members. The programme was launched under the patronage of Working Director P.G. Dassanayake and General Manager Aruna Wijesinghe.
The tree planting in the Galle District was held at Mahamodera with the participation of Parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara.
Anuradhapura District Secretary Mahinda Seneviratne joined in the tree planting campaign at the Anuradhapura Prisons.
District Secretary P.S.M. Charles participated in the tree planting programme in the Batticaloa District.
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