Sindu Nala Raksha 4.0

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The first phase of project 'Sindu Nala Raksha 4.0' was held on 12th of December 2020, via Zoom application, as an online awarenesses programme. The project 'Sindu Nala Raksha' is a continuous project initiated under the theme of 'Environmental and Wildlife Conservation' which has become a topic that draws the attention of the whole world. As the first phase of the project, an awareness program was organized to be held in order to increase the awareness of young generation on marine ecosystems, marine animals & marine environment conservation. Due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the country, the session was decided to be held virtually, maintaining physical distance.

Dr. M F M Fairoz, the Dean of Faculty of Fisheries & Marine Sciences in Ocean University of Sri Lanka & Dr Terney Pradeep Kumara, the General Manager of Marine Environment Protection Authority of Sri Lanka, were invited as the keynote speakers of this session on 'Marine Conservation'. The event was started at 7.00 noon of December 12th, with the enthusiastic participation of keynote speakers and 58 other participants.

The participants were able to gain some exciting & unknown facts about the coral reef systems and their importance, by the speech of Dr. M F M Fairoz, who is an expert & a researcher in the studies of coral reef systems. Many valuable information on marine pollution and its impact on the oceanic wildlife were very well described by Dr Terney Pradeep Kumara, who is a well known lecturer and a professional on marine conservation. Some timely questions on the topic were asked by the participants and the speakers responded with clear answers.

The session was very fruitful for all the participants and so many valuable new facts, knowledge and insights on ocean pollution, imporatance of coral reef systems, oceanic wildlife conservation & the ways of marine conservation were gained through this session.

The active and energetic participation of everyone, especially the contribution given by the speakers made the first phase of 'Sindu Nala Raksha' project very effective and successful.



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