17 Aug

SANDALWOOD PLANTS were grown in Yangon yesterday to mark the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the late India’s independence leader who employed nonviolent resistance against to the British rule.

The tree planting ceremony was held in front of the Indian Ambassador’s residence in Yangon. Indian Ambassador Mr Shri Saurabh Kumar and wife planted a sandalwood at a designated place and took a documentary photo.

The tree planting ceremony was attended by U Shwe, Chairman of the Organization Committee on Festival to mark 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, committee members and officials from foreign embassies in Yangon.

To mark 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869, the planting trees for 150 plant species including sandalwood plant, were grown, together with donation of blood, competitions for essay, poem and article writing, painting and public talks were organized starting from 1 July.— MNA (Translated by TTN)