“A Country Flourishing from the Bud – 500 Tea Villages” National Programme
As part of the national programme “A Country Flourishing from the Bud – 500 Tea Villages,” implemented with the aim of strengthening the economic well-being of smallholder tea growers, the Seepoth and Mahabage Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Yatiyantota Divisional Secretariat Division are scheduled to be designated as tea-growing villages, with various programmes to be implemented accordingly.
As the first phase of this initiative, the “Seepoth Tea Growers’ Village” was established recently (16th) under the patronage of Hon. Dr. Nandana Millagala, Member of Parliament for the Kegalle District and Chairman of the Yatiyantota Divisional Coordinating Committee.
The programme commenced with the blessings of the Chief Incumbent of the Seepoth Temple. Hon. Members of the Yatiyantota Pradeshiya Sabha, the Divisional Secretary of Yatiyantota, Mrs. D. Anoma Dissanayake, the Tea Extension Research Officer, the Grama Niladhari of the Seepoth Division, other government officials, members of the Seepoth Tea Society, and a large number of residents participated in the programme.
