World Environment Day 2017 celebrations at the Taj

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‘Connecting People to Nature’, the theme for World Environment Day 2017, implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and its importance, and to take forward the call to protect the Earth that we share.

World Environment Day is the biggest annual event for positive environmental action and takes place every 5 June. This year’s host country Canada got to choose the theme and will be at the center of celebrations around the planet.

Taj Samudra, Colombo has always been a supporter of green economy and environmental sustainability. Preserving nature and preventing pollution is a mandatory topic in the hotel. Taj Samudra Colombo associates along with in house Guests celebrated the World Environment day on Monday, 5 June by planting king coconut trees at the South Lawn Hotel premises.

Chef Manjula and his kitchen brigade prepared few mouth-watering dishes like manioc, sweet potato and lunu miris with beli mal for all associates and guests this morning. The Taj Samudra, Colombo team went the extra mile to create awareness of the importance of the World Environment Day 2017.