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A special tree planting ceremony was organised on 20 June, at Mahatma Gandhi Puram, Dunsinane Estate in Nuwara Eliya to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, World Environment Day and International Day of Yoga.
Mahatma Gandhi had famously said that the ‘World has enough for every man’s need but not enough for every man’s greed’. The trees were planted to celebrate his living in harmony with nature. With overexploitation of nature emerging as a world-wide concern the International Day of Yoga this year is also being celebrated under the theme of ‘Climate Action’.
In the event jointly organised by the High Commission of India and the Ministry of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development, 1,600 tree saplings were planted in the village named after Mahatma Gandhi that was built with Indian assistance and inaugurated last year.
Commander of Sri Lankan Army Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake, Plantation Human Development Trust (PHDT) Chairman V. Puththirasigamoney, and High Commission of India Counsellor Development Cooperation D.C. Manjunath, jointly handed over the tree saplings and planted representative saplings. Several Members of Parliament and Central Provincial Council, senior Government officials, officials from Plantation Human Development Trust (PHDT), UN Habitat, Elpitiya Regional Plantation Company, other stakeholders and a large number of people from the region attended the function.
