The premiere savings bank in the country, National Savings Bank (NSB), as a responsible government institution and corporate citizen, has joined hands to commemorate World Earth Day, on April 22 and as the next stage of the agroforest program launched by NSB to promote planting agrarian crops in urban spaces, distribution of vegetable and fruit saplings for the dwellers at Elvitigala Flats, Colombo took place with the participation of the Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, NSB Chairperson Keasila Jayawardena, Colombo Municipal Council Commissioner Roshani Dissanayake and NSB General Manager/CEO Ajith W Peiris.
Further, the Bank has taken part in the planting program launched by the Colombo Municipal Council to establish a fruit orchard at Vihara Maha Devi Park in Colombo as per the concept of Municipal Commissioner of Colombo Municipal Council, Roshani Dissanayake. The objective of this program is to attract bird species by planting trees which are common in rural areas such as Palu and Weera, in urban areas and thereby encourage the children living in urban areas to be more familiar, sensitive and connected with nature.
The Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, NSB Chairperson Keasila Jayawardena, Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake, Environment Ministry Secretary Anil Jasinghe, NSB General Manager/CEO Ajith Peiris, NSB DGMs K Raveendran, Lal Karunathilake, Colombo Municipal Council Commissioner Roshani Dissanayake, French and Japanese Ambassadors to Sri Lanka, United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth at the United Nations, Jayathma Wickremanayake, Senior Management of NSB and many other distinguished guests were present.
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