Monsoon tree growing: MoEA grows trees and adds fingerlings

A monsoon tree-growing and fingerling-adding ceremony 2022 was held in the compound of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs, Nay Pyi Taw on 16 June.

First, Union Minister U Saw Tun Aung Myint, Deputy Minister U Zaw Aye Maung, the permanent secretary and senior officials planted fish hatchlings in the ministry’s lake.

Then, the Union minister and the deputy minister grew Ceylon ironwood saplings as the memorial of the monsoon tree-growing ceremony 2022 and the permanent secretary, senior officials and staff planted saplings in the set places.

After that, the Union minister, the deputy minister and officials viewed the cultivation of saplings by staff members, and the fertilizing, weeding and watering of over 72 per cent of the perennial trees that were planted in the last monsoon season.

The Ministry of Ethnic Affairs have planted a total of 180 saplings including Gantgaw, Khayay,  teak, Pyinkado, Padauk , Swetaw and wind-break Manjansha plants, and 7,000 fish fingerlings during this first ceremony.