Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): A tree plantation drive was organised by Liyai range, Senapati Forest Division to celebrate 73rd Van Mahotsav 2022 at Dzüduri Eco-Tourism Park and Purul village in Senapati district, Manipur. The drive was held in line with the Manipur government’s vision of planting 75 lakh saplings by August 2022 to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, an update informed. More than 7000 saplings of Cassia, Gulmohar, Ceylon Ironwood, Walnut, Oak, Alder, and Camphor etc. were planted by the participants. Speaking on the occasion, Kho Peter, the president of Khumai (Tunggam) Union remarked, ‘The millennial generation today are over stimulated by smartphones and computer screens but has lost connection with Mother Nature. We need to make concerted effort to reconnect with her by restoring her health through community tree plantation’. The next generation needs to be immersed in nature to truly value its sacredness. If children lose contact with nature, they won’t fight
January 10, 2021
The Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, home to more than 4,000 species of plants and trees, is a place not to be missed if you find yourself in Kandy
Green all the way.
In the central province of Sri Lanka, just five to six kilometres west of the city of Kandy, lies the green and serene Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya. Home to more than 4,000 species of trees, spices, flowers and medicinal plants, the Royal Botanic Garden is spread over 147 acres. The garden is around two centuries old.
It was formally established in 1843, though the groundwork was laid back in 1821 and the origins of the garden go back to the times of King Wickramabahu III who set up his court here near the famous Mahaweli River – which is the largest river in Sri Lanka – in year 1371 after ascending the throne.