Tokyo Cement Group stepped forward to fulfill its National duty by signing a far-reaching MOU with the Ministry of Environment.
Through this memorandum of understanding, Tokyo Cement Group will fully sponsor a program by the Ministry to plant 200,000 Kumbuk and Bamboo trees in the Mahaweli River basin, with the objective of conserving this invaluable natural gift of national significance.
The program “Ivura rakina Pawura” was symbolically kicked off recently at the Ministry of Environment under the auspices of Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Environment and S.R. Gnanam, Managing Director of Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC, in conjunction with the National Tree Planting Program “Husma dena Thuru”. The national program is directly linked with the Government’s manifesto to increase the forest cover by planting 2 million trees, with a focus on sustainably managing sensitive river reservations.
The 3-year project aims to plant Kumbuk and Bamboo saplings sourced from regional plant nurseries on the banks of Mahaweli River along its scenic path of 335 kilometers, under the full patronage of Tokyo Cement Group while the Ministry will overlook and coordinate on-ground activities.
Tokyo Cement in this long-term engagement looks forward to getting the support of local farming communities and school children in the respective areas to become patrons of the trees that are planted.
The two plant nurseries of Tokyo Cement have been propagating native forest tree plants with medicinal value such as, Kumbuk, Karanda, Mee, and Ingini over the last several years, with the objective of conserving the country’s unique biodiversity.
Tokyo Cement Group’s forest tree nurseries in Trincomalee and Mahiyangana will provide the Kumbuk saplings required each year for the Ivura rakina Pawura project
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