Tourism and Lankan trees
View(s):The Government and the tourism industry have teamed up under the “One Million Tree Stories” project by Rotary International to get tourists to sponsor a tree for US$1 through the HNB at the Bandaranaike International Airport for transit passengers or HNB branches islandwide or through the Rotary tree website to pay online targetting both present and past visitors to the island. Here Sports and Tourism Minister Navin Dissanayaka is seen watering the first plant with visiting Miss World Rolene Strauss at the ministry premises on Friday morning. Pic by M.A. Pushpa Kumara