Aranayake turned lush green when local schoolchildren, principals, district office-bearers and monks alike knelt together to plant 1500 trees in the area, in a bid to combat soil erosion.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/janashakthi-uplifts-aranayake-community-maha-oya-water-project
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/island-sri-lanka
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia