President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inaugurated the “Dorin Dorata Kapruka” National Programme to plant 4 million coconut saplings at the Weliketiya Estate, Bujjampola, Dankotuwa on Saturday (10). “It is expected to achieve the target of planting 4 million coconut saplings within the next year, and in view of that, one million coconut saplings will be given to Samurdhi recipients and another two million will be distributed under a subsidiary scheme. In parallel to the national programme, coconut seedlings were planted and distributed throughout the island by all the Ministries. The President then visited the Coconut Research Institute, Lunuwila, and inspected the coconut products and coconut milk-based new products promotion advisory unit. The President also symbolically distributed Coconut Seedlings and Agriculture Equipment to 15 beneficiaries at a ceremony organised at the Coconut Research Institute premises in parallel to the programme.

Source: The Nation July 11, 2021 18:22 UTC