Tree planting campaign within Parliament premises
Ishara MUDUGAMUWA
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Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa
Abeywardane and Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkodi at the tree
planting campaign.
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Underutilized endemic fruit tree planting programme was launched
recently at the Parliament premises under the patronage of Speaker
Chamal Rajapaksa and Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane.
Fruit trees, such as Dan, Madan, Sapathilla, Mora, Naminan and Lovi
were planted at the Parliament premises with the objective of educating
the people of the vitality of the plants.
According to the idea of Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa
Abeywardane, the Agriculture Ministry, Agriculture Development Unit and
the Agriculture Department started the programme.
Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkodi, Agriculture Ministry Secretary
W.Sakalasooriya, Additional Secretary Shantha Amitiyagoda, Assistant
Secretary H G G J Dharmasena, Agriculture Department Director General K
N Mankotte and many other distinguished people participated.
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