‘Husma Dena Thuru’ environmental song debuts

The ‘Nakethata Palayak’ program, initiated to assimilate reforestation and conservation into the Sri Lankan culture, launched its environmental song titled ‘Husma Dena Thuru,’ and held a symbolic tree-planting ceremony at Independence Square. 

This national environmental effort is driven by Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider Dialog Axiata PLC (Dialog), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment.

The progress of the Na tree planting at Independence Square was updated on the Thuru app by the Minister of Environment and key personnel. Thuru is a social media app for tree planters to update the progress of their urban forestry efforts, including those conducted under the ‘Husma Dena Thuru’ initiative.

An ode to reforestation and conservation, the ‘Husma Dena Thuru’ ballad was penned by Roshini Disanayakage and brought to life by the country’s prolific artistes Bathiya Jayakody, Santhush Weeraman, Umaria Sinhawansa, Sanuka Wickramasinghe and Sanka Dineth.

The ‘Nakethata Palayak’ program under the aegis of ‘Husma Dena Thuru’ initiative aims to promote urban forestry at homes during this Sinhala and Tamil New Year, where if one home plants one seedling during the designated ‘tree planting’ auspicious time at 6.40 a.m. on 16 April, 5 million trees would be planted across the nation simultaneously. This initiative strives to invoke a sense of motivation, further uniting the citizens of Sri Lanka to work towards a common environmental goal for the betterment of the nation.

With climate change posing a growing global threat, the ‘Husma Dena Thuru’ campaign was implemented by the Ministry of Environment to increase the country’s forest density to 30% and reduce the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by creating a healthy, habitable environment. The two initiatives aim to pave a path towards a greener community and healthier lifestyle for generations to come.