Tree Planting by Peradeniya University Alumni Association (Colombo Chapter)
View(s):The Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya, Colombo Chapter, launched a Tree Planting Programme themed “Towards a Green Environment”, in Western Province Schools.
The objective of this project is to inculcate in schoolchildren, the importance of keeping the environment clean and reducing the “Greenhouse Effect.”
The programme is to be launched on October 18 at the Bomiriya Madhya Maha Vidyalaya, Kaduwela, at 8 am, under the patronage of the Principal, Staff, and students of the school, along with well-wishers.
It is visualised that 100 trees each, of Jak Fruit and Mee plants, will be planted in a few selected Schools in the WP, in the first phase, spreading to other areas later. The President and the Management Council will invite the Alumni in large numbers to witness this landmark event.