‘Vanaropa’ National Tree Planting Programme begins in Kandy

The inauguration ceremony of the programme to conserve the catchment areas and the ‘Vanaropa’ National Tree Planting Programme was held yesterday near the Kandethenna Tank in Delthota, Kandy. These programmes have been organised by the Presidential Secretariat and Mahaweli Development and Environment Ministry under the “Punarudaya” national programme for environmental conservation which aims at protecting the environment. The President exchanging pleasantries with some of the schoolchildren at the function. (Picture by President’s Media Division)