Arthur. V.Dias ,the well known environmentalist ,was born into a wealthy family in panadura.

He started a tree planting campaign especially to promote jak. He distributed jak seeds throughout the country by mail and encouraged people to grow jak trees. He was given free postage facilities for this porpose as a token of appreciation of his service to the nation. Arthur .v. dias was affectionately known ascos mama.

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