The first Monsoon Tree-growing Ceremony for 2024 by families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief took place near Yezin Dam in Zeyathiri Township of Nay Pyi Taw on 7 June. Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended and delivered remarks as follows:
- Families of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army, Navy and Air) held tree growing ceremonies 38 times from 2011 to 2023 to plant trees Around Yezin Dam for conservation of natural environment and ecosystem.
- Tatmadaw including families of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army, Navy and Air), military commands and regiments and units planted 21,753,477 saplings (21.75 million) till 2023. Of them, 14,317,784 saplings (14.31 million) thrive, with 65 percent of success, according to the records.
- Deforestations are based on cutting forests, expansion of public residential areas and extraction of underground natural resources.
- Likewise, growing world’s population, heat from human and animal as well as factories, industries and vehicles cause climate change, resulting in floods, inundation, storms and droughts in many countries including Myanmar.
- Although natural disasters cannot be avoided, proper preparations can minimize loss and damage.
- Man matters most as human creates environment better or worse.
- If not, people can face bad impacts of extreme extraction of natural forest resources without disciplines.
- It is necessary to systematically grow trees to thrive so as to hand over a lush and green environment and fine weather to new generations.
Then, the Senior General and wife grew a teak sapling. Next, the Vice-Senior General and wife, the Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) and wife, the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) and his wife, the Commander-in-Chief (Air), senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, officers, other ranks and families planted saplings at the designated places. The Senior General, wife and party viewed round participation of officers, other ranks and families in the tree-growing ceremony.
First-tree growing ceremony of families of Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, they planted 909 teak saplings, 303 gum-kino saplings, 606 Mahogany saplings and 606 Manjasha plants, totaling 2,424. Families of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief have cultivated 196,425 saplings of commercial trees, perenial, shade trees and windbreaks 39 times from 2011 to the first tree-growing ceremony in 2024 to conserve ecosystem around Yezin Dam.
At the same time, all military commands held monsoon tree growing ceremonies with growing of commercial trees, industrial raw crops, perennial trees and crops, shade trees and windbreaks. Nay Pyi Taw Command grew 7,447 saplings, Northern Command 8,435 pilings, North-East Command 7,202 saplings, Eastern Command 7,239 saplings, Eastern Central Command 16,015 saplings, Triangle Region Command 13,533 saplings, South-East Command 13,379 saplings, Coastal Region Command 9,655 saplings, Yangon Command 17,486 saplings, South-West Command 7,086 saplings, Western Command 8,374 saplings, North-West Command 9,002 saplings, Central Command 29,030 saplings and Southern Command 9,882 saplings. Commanders and officials participated in green growing ceremonies. Families of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and those from military commands and regiments and units planted 166,189 saplings on 7 June, it is reported.
Source: MWD (8-6-2024)
- Tatmadaw planted 21,753,477 saplings (21.75 million) till 2023 and 166,189 saplings in the first Monsoon Tree-growing Ceremony for 2024, totaling 21,919,666 saplings.
- 14,317,784 saplings (14.31 million) thrive till 2023, with 65 percent of success.
- The Although natural disasters cannot be avoided, proper preparations can minimize loss and damage.
- It is necessary to systematically grow trees to thrive so as to hand over a lush and green environment and fine weather to new generations.