WELLAWATTA Beach Cleaning - March 10, 2007

Haritha Diyatha members took part in a cleaning campaign on the beach, in-front of the Wellawatta railway station. An public awareness program to keep the beach clean was also carried-out, displaying posters and boards. Mr. Aberatne, the station master & his staff of the Sri Lanka Railways provided much support for the event. The Costal concervation Department provided necessary posters & the Dehiwela Municiple council staff helped by providing garbage bags, and also disposing the collected non-digrative waste.

KANNELIYA Field trip - January 20 & 21, 2007

Haritha Diyathya members visited the Kanneliya Forest Reserve. They went on the Kabbale mountain trail and also went to see the Anagimale water fall. Mr. Shrikantha Deniyegedara, a invited resource person delivered a lecture on 'The Irrigation system of Sri Lanka' on the night spent at the Kanneliya forest bungalow.

The Devil's Staircase (Yakage Padipela)

On the following day of the Innogeration ceramony, the group visited the area known as the Devil's staires, between Bambarakanda & Hortonplains.

Surathali Ella Cleaning campaign

Before the Haritha Diyatha Inaugeration ceramony, the participants took part in a cleaning campaign near the Surathali Ella water-fall. Non-decomposing garbadge such as Plastics & polythene were collected and removed at the serounding area of the Water-fall. The Surathali-fall is at Halpe, in Balangoda, along the A4 main road. A Name Board along the main road, at the point of which the foot-path to the fall starts was fixed for the benefit of the passing-byers. The Chairman of the Balangoda Pradeshiya Sabha too participated to this occation. Member Asela Amarasiri co-ordinated the activity.

Haritha Diyatha Inaugural Ceramony

The Officail Inaugration Ceramony of the Haritha diyatha Envirinment Organization was held on the 25th of November, 2006, at a resort in Bambarakanda, facing the tallest water-fall in Sri Lanka. The ceromany began by Lighting traditional oil lamps and taking-on the Environment Protection oath. Haritha Diyatha T-shirts were presented to the members as a gesture of presenting memberships. Mr. Ariyadasa Edirisinghe who acted as the Caller until then, was presented with a token of appresiation. Members Jagath Jayasinghe & Aruna Sylva delivered special lectures at this event & member Chulani Medage entertained the audience with a spectacular Cultural dance. Members Asela Amarasiri, Jagath Jayasighe & Ariyadasa Edirisinghe Co-ordinated this activity.

The First Office-beares

Participants

Receiving Memberships

Recieving Memberships

about light-up oil lamps

Lighting Oil-lamps

First President's speech