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Casuarina Beach in Jaffna a victim of demand for Xmas trees
By Dinasena Ratugamage
A large number of Casuarina (Kasa) Trees had been removed from the Casuarina Beach in Karainagar, Jaffna to be sold as Christmas trees, environmentalists in Jaffna said.
Casuarina Beach is one of the most popular destinations in Jaffna and in recent years Christmas tree sellers have started cutting down branches of the trees. These branches are sold between Rs 800 and Rs 1500
Environmentalists in Jaffna warn that removal of a large number of trees poses a serious threat to the ecosystem. They said they had asked the Karainagar Pradeshiya Sabha to take action to stop the destruction of the trees.