Plant A Hope - Phase II


Nature is wonderful. Sometimes, in many places she has created such a wonderful diversity that the human mind cannot even imagine. That is why we find different types of plants in different places of the world to suit different environmental conditions.

Mangroves are one of the most important plant species among such plant systems because the mangrove plant systems that grow in estuaries where salt water and freshwater mix, provide enormous services to the earth and humans.

What is Mangroves (Kadolana)? 

Mangroves are a plant community that provides a great service to the animal community and the human community.  They can be mentioned as an ecosystem that contributes to cleaning the water by retaining the toxic wastes and providing a suitable environment for fish to breed as a breeding centre for small animals such as shrimp. These valuable plants are currently being destroyed by some constructions, especially due to the economic background where mangrove plants are threatened in such an environment. As the Leo Society of the University of Colombo, we focused on it and selected a protection program, the “Plant a Hope 6.0” project as the second phase.

For this purpose, we have arranged to plant mangrove plants around the banks of the Hikkaduwa Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. A group of sixteen members, including Leo Tharushi Weerasinghe, the Assistant Treasurer of the Leo Club of the University of Colombo, left for Hikkaduwa that day. The Deputy Regional Secretary, Gramasevaka Officer and eight resource persons who came to the Hikkaduwa Water Treatment Plant welcomed us and the residents. After a briefing on the importance of mangroves and the benefits of mangrove plants to the Hikkaduwa area, they told us that the plants were dying due to most of the development activities related to tourism.

However, they did not forget to thank us by saying that they will assist in preserving the existing plant systems as much as possible and planting new plants in the necessary areas.

We realised how much self-satisfaction we get from planting a plant with that pure feeling that we felt in our hearts when we planted those mangrove plants. Due to our busy life today, in a background where the green colour is far from our eyes, we feel very happy that we have planted plants to give life to many aquatic creatures. So, a large number of mangroves from the plants we planted then will secure the Hikkaduwa area in the future.  Most of the organisms provide a habitat for a community and will continue to enrich the livelihood of the people in that area.

By,

Leo Nathasha Meriyan.

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