Kubuk'18

Lush green canopies of trees that weave garlands upon the azure skies is indeed a sight to the sore eyes. Sunbeams that filter through the leaves and the soothing breeze that blows through the woods are nothing but a blessing. Theodore Roosevelt has once said, " To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, to live as people, we must have trees"

But, to the greatest misery of us all, the so called " civilized" human beings cut down thousands of trees, dissolving away the essence of mother earth. Unpredictable weather changes,Global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, increasing of natural disasters are inevitable as deforestation has become a virus that runs across the globe.  

In the context of the Sri Lankan socio-economic and political landscape, deforestation has become one of the most alarming issues as well. The recent controversy regarding the destruction of Vilpaththu was an eye opener to the general public to be aware of the sinister forces that devastate the green treasures that prosper the island. Although various parties raise their voices and engage in tedious arguments and discussions about the cutting down of trees, the question still remains unanswered; 

"Has any remedial action been taken at all?"

So, we, rotaractors of university of Peradeniya, rotary club of Kandy joining hand in hand with the rotary club of Tiripur,West India  decided to keep a giant step forward. We aspired to plant hope by planting trees. The hope for a green world where every breathing human being and every breathing tree share an unbreakable bond will be planted. 

The main objective of the project kumbuk was to save the environment and water by planting trees.And for that 250 Kumbuk trees were planted in the hanthana mountain range. Other than that an organized public relation plan was there to make the public aware of what we can do to save the world. Also it enriched the fellowship among the Rotaractors and Rotarians.