Tree Planting at Gurugalla Bridge

Year and Month	26-March-2017
Number of Days	One
Crew	20+
Accommodation	N/A
Transport	Public and own transportation
Activities	Tree planting, Boating, Conservation, River bathing
Weather	Good
Route	Colombo -> Avissawella -> Thalduwa -> Amithirigala Road -> Gurugalla Bridge
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Carry enough water Do not try in rainy days Have a clear and clean plan Collect Kumbuk plants Gather many volunteers Ask the directions from local Do not disturb to the villagers Do not litter Leave only footprints
Related Resources	None
Author	Ranshan Fernando
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This was an idea and an initiative of one of our trip colleagues Dr Aruna Chaminda at Negombo Base Hospital. He was a participant of our Sobasiri hiking events and this Tree Planting programs not a new thing for him. Because he has done a big save for our mother nature by planting many trees in different areas.

He wanted our support to grab volunteers and get support from our Sobasiri trip participants, hence we have published a Facebook event and were able to gather around 20-30 people on that day. Everything was arranged by Dr Aruna and we just have to plant the Kumbuk trees on the river beds of Kelani River.

We started planting from Gurugalla bridge and walk upward of the river for about 2km, as I remember we planted more than 300 Kumbuk trees and all of us given our full energy to get this success on that day. We were also happy, as we received an opportunity to this useful event for mother nature.