50,000 seedlings to be distributed free of charge in Kayan, Kyauktan, Thanlyin townships

A total of 50,000 seedlings have been planted in nurseries in Thanlyin township, Kyauktan township and Kayan township to grow trees in 2020-2021 rainy season in South Yangon District, according to the Department of Forest in Thanlyin Township.
In the Thanlyin township nursery, 6,000 seedlings of teak; 1,000 ironwood seedlings; 3500 seedlings of Gum-Kino; 4,000 Mahogany; 1,500 Large Timber; 500 Ceylon ironwood; 5,000 Acacia mangium; 1,000 Star Flower tree; 500 Red Sandalwood and 2,000 Mahua.
There are 4,000 Teak seedlings; 500 Iron Wood; 3,000 Gum-Kino; 3,000 Mahogany; 4,000 Acacia mangium and 500 Large Timber Tree in the nursery in Kyauktan Township and there are 10,000 seedlings of large trees in Kayan nursery.
The seedlings will be planted in offices, schools, battalions, industries and dams in these three townships during this year’s rainy season and they will be distributed free of charge to the volunteer growers. — Thet Khine/GNLM