“Clean Sri Lanka” Programme to launch 1,000 acre forest plantation project

Srilanka, May 1 — Under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, plans are underway to launch a 1,000-acre forest plantation project in collaboration with the private sector.

This large-scale initiative is designed to operate under the Public-Private-People Partnership (4P) concept and a preliminary discussion on the project was held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (30).

The discussion focused on resolving technical aspects associated with the project and addressing the fundamental issues necessary for the land release.

The programme aims to implement several effective environmental projects in the coming year with the active participation of the private sector. These efforts are intended to safeguard the country’s biodiversity, forest cover and natural ecosystems, while also reinforcing the shared responsibility of the public, government and private sector in environmental conservation. The discussion was chaired by Senior Additional Secretary to the President Russell Aponsu and Additional Secretary of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ Programme S.P.C.Sugeeshwara, with the participation of senior officials from the Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation and Environment