1. Story – What is the need of Valentine Day
World is now become as a global village. People celebrating so many things in specific dates. For a example, October 1st – world children’s and elders day, May 1st – May day, March 8th – Women’s day. 14th February valentine day is another specific date for people. Specially lovers celebrating this day. But some people in Asian and middle-east countries they don’t like to celebrate this. Different people giving different ideas about the valentine day.

Voice: Lovers, People, Mr. Channa Perera – Actor, Mr. Kelum Srimal – Artist

2. Story – Destroying Corel reef near coastal areas
Hikkaduwa is very famous for corel reef and also famous for tourist industry. We can see curious corallums and different kind of fishes in this area. But now these corallums begin to destroy because of people’s Carelessness.

Voice: Foreigners, People, Mr. Harischandra De Silva – Chairman, Small Hotel Owners Association, Hikkaduwa, Mr. Somadasa De Silva – National Convenor, Corel Reef Protection

3. Story – Successful and unsuccessful of using polythene ban
Using polythene is a big problem in South. To minimize this problem a new ecological law establish on 01st January 2007. Where by gave order not to use below 20 micron value polythene. Do this law continuing successfully? People saying it’s not continuing properly.

Voice: Business Community, Mr. Bandu Ranga Kariyawasam – Coordinator, Sri Lanka Green Moment, Mr. Jagath Gunawardena – Environment attorney-at-law, Mr. E. S. Deepal – Member of Akuressa Pradesheeya Sabhawa, Ms. Nilani Fernando – Matara District Environment Leader

4. Profile – Environment preservative project in Koggala Thalathuduwa
Koggala Thalathuduwa sylvan hermitage situated in bird island. At present complexity bio begin to destroy because of human activities and natural disasters. But now government take steps to make this as before.

Voice: Ven. Elle Indusoma Thero

5. News
I. Manure co-corporation taken steps to produce carbon manure generator.
II. Traditional industry craftsman’s organize a protest in Matara requesting to protect their traditional industry.
III. More than three lakh coconut trees pabulum to a fungal ailment.
IV. On going program in Southern province to protect rainy water.
V. Steps taken to start community based police units.

5. Discussion
Discussion about what are the environment problems and what are the solutions for that.

Discussed With: Mr. Samantha Malavipathirana – Regional Director, Environmental Authority, Regional Office, Galle

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about paddy.