March 07, 2021, Colombo: SriLankan Airlines staff contributed to Sri Lanka Army’s ‘Thuruliya wenuwen Api’ project to replant and maintain half an acre of forest patch for 3 years. The funds were officially handed over to Sri Lanka Army on 20th February 2021 at an event organized by the 54th Infantry Division of SL army at “Sinathnagar” replanting site, Manner. The event was represented by a team from SriLankan Airlines consisting of staff, unions, and representatives of the Airline’s Environment unit. SriLankan Airlines initiated ‘A plant for Wilpattu’, a staff engagement project on environment day in 2019 to support ‘Thuruliya Wenuwen Api”, a reforestation programme established by Sri Lanka Army to replant 2000 hectares of forest complex adjoining the Wilpattu National Park.
