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“Mother Earth is Our Sustenance”
The Island
|September 17, 2025
In remembrance of an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the founder of BAM Holdings Ltd. the late B. A. Mahipala on his 78th birth anniversary—a total of 1,078 plants were planted at the Maduru Oya Special Forces camp recently.
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This included 1,000 Mee plants, 50 Ehela plants, and 28 fruit plants, which were planted in and around the Army SF Camp.
This story is from the September 17, 2025 edition of The Island.
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