Sri Lanka, Sept. 21 -- A tree-planting programme was recently carried out along a 10-kilometre stretch of road from Norwood to Bagawantalawa, to mark Local Government Week.

The initiative was jointly organised by the Norwood Pradeshiya Sabha, the Hatton Forest Conservation Office, and the management of several tea estates, including Winchure, Tinsin, Bagawantalawa, and Kotiyagala.

Participants included the Chairman of the Norwood Pradeshiya Sabha, Army personnel, Norwood police officers, and Nuwara Eliya District Forest Officer Parakrama Wanigasekara. Saplings of local species such as Toona, Eucalyptus, and Sapu were planted.

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