Instructions to plant one million plants on both sides of the road
Posted on September 13th, 2020

Courtesy Hiru News

Highways Minister Johnston Fernando has instructed officials to expedite the green project of planting one million saplings on both sides of the road.

Participating in the 100,000 km road development progress review meeting currently underway, he said that in line with the new Government policy statement, the project of planting one million saplings nationwide has been launched with the aim of implementing sustainable environmental management.

Minister Johnston Fernando has instructed the authorities to identify suitable plant species for planting on both sides of the roads endemic to each province.

2 Responses to “Instructions to plant one million plants on both sides of the road”

1. Priyan Wijeyeratne Says:
   September 13th, 2020 at 6:01 pm

   They should concentrate on our plating both sides of the Highways/Express ways, be very careful in plating along main roads and the rest.

2. Nimal Says:
   September 21st, 2020 at 11:40 am

   It’s a very good plan but make it Jackfruit or mangoes.

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