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1 | Social Media Unites To Stand Up For Saving Colombo's Trees | Miray Hina Ny Fampielezam-baovao Sosialy Mba Hijoro Ho Fanavotana ireo Hazon'i Colombo |
2 | The Sri Lankan capital Colombo has a reputation to be greener than many South Asian cities mainly due to the plants and trees grown by the roadside. | Colombo, renivohitr'i Sri Lanka dia malaza ho maitso mitaha amin'ny ankamaroan'ireo tanàn-dehibe any Azia Atsimo, noho ireo zava-maniry sy hazo maniry eny amoron-dàlana. |
3 | In the last week of November a number of old trees across Reid Avenue were cut by the authorities. | Nandritra ny herinandro farany tamin'ny volana Novambra anefa, maro ireo hazo antitra nanamorona ny Reid Avenue no notapahan'ireo manampahefàna. |
4 | Some of those trees were over a century old and were designed to create a ‘garden city' in Colombo. | Ny sasany tamin'ireo hazo ireo no efa nahatratra 100 taona mahery ary natao hamoronana ‘tanànan-jaridaina' tany Colombo. |
5 | The fallen trees caused heavy traffic congestion in that area. | Niteraka fitohanan'ny fifamoivoizana goavana tany an-toerana ireo hazo nianjera ireo. |
6 | Subha Wijesiriwardena shares her feelings: | Mizara ny alahelony i Subha Wijesiriwardena : |
7 | When I heard that the large, beautiful trees that pave Reid Avenue in Colombo were being felled, my heart broke. | Rehefa naheno aho fa nokapaina ireo hazobe tsara tarehy nanamorona ny Reid Avenue tany Colombo dia vaky ny foko. |
8 | I was so stirred inside - and it was hard to explain to anyone else why this particular incident had moved me so much. | Nahalelo aho tanatiko tany - ary sarotra tamiko ny nanazava na tamin'iza na tamin'iza hoe nahoana no nahatohina ahy tahaka izao ity tranga manokana ity. |
9 | The authorities had provided the following reasons for the removal of these trees: | Izao no fanazavàna nomen'ireo manampahefàna momba ny fanapahana ireo hazo ireo: |
10 | - The roots of these trees have damaged the concrete pipes/ sewer systems/ roads - Some of the roots of the trees were cut off to tackle the situation and that had made them unstable there after - Now they need to be cut for public safety | - Ny fakan'ireo hazo ireo dia nanimba ny fantsona vita amin'ny “béton”/ fivarinan-drano/arabe - Ny sasany tamin'ireo fakan-kazo ireo dia notapahaina mba hisorohana izany, ka nahatonga ny hazo hihozongozona taty aoriana. |
11 | | - Izao izy ireo tsy maintsy kapaina mba hitandroana ny fandriampahaleman'ny vahoaka |
12 | Fallen trees in Colombo. | Hazo nazera tany Colombo. |
13 | Image by Suganya Puskaran, courtesy Stand Up For Colombo's Trees Facebook Page. | Sary avy amin'i Suganya Puskaran, ho an'ny Pejy Facebook Mijoroa ho an'ireo Hazon'i Colombo. |
14 | These trees fell prey to the kind of ‘development' that Colombo, and some other parts of Sri Lanka, are now facing. | Ireo hazo ireo dia nazera noho ny karazana “fandrosoana” lalovan'i Colombo, sy ireo faritra hafa any Sri Lanka. |
15 | Subha adds: | Manampy i Subha : |
16 | All across Sri Lanka, from Kalpitiya to Pasikudah, there's development taking place at an alarmingly efficient rate, and it all looks frighteningly badly thought out. | Manerana an'i Sri Lanka, manomboka any Kalpitiya hatrany Pasikudah, misy fampandrosoana atao ka haingana dia haingana ny fiharan'izany, ary toa misy ambadika ratsy avokoa. |
17 | Beaches are ravaged and luxury resorts are built with no heed paid to the damage to surrounding ecosystems and environment, small local businesses are brought down and boutique restaurants and hotels replace them. | Simba ireo morontsiraka dia atsangana ireo hotely raitra, ary tsy misy firaharahàna ny fahasimbàna naterak'izany tamin'ny zava-boaary sy ny tontolo iainana manodidina, rava ireo tsena madinika ka nosoloina tranom-barotra, trano fisakafoanana sy fandraisam-bahiny. |
18 | Roads are widened, bridges and highways are mushrooming across the parts of the country that the government cares to develop and homes and indeed trees are removed to make way for these. | Nohalehibeazina ny arabe, mihabetsaka ireo tetezana sy lalam-pirenena manerana ireo faritry eto amin'ny firenena izay ampandrosoan'ny governemanta ary mazava ho azy fa nesorina ireo trano sy hazo mba hanomezana toerana ho an'izany. |
19 | It is also claimed that the authorities made no efforts to enlighten the residents of Colombo city about the reasons for cutting down these trees. | Voalaza ihany koa fa tsy nanao ezaka ny manampahefàna mba hanazava amin'ireo mponin'i Colombo ny antony nikapàna ireo hazo ireo. |
20 | So a number of netizens created a Facebook page titled “Stand Up For Colombo's Trees” to protest and raise awareness: | Noho izany dia nisy ireo mpampiasa aterineto namorona Pejy Facebook mitondra ny anarana hoe “Mijoroa ho an'ireo Hazon'i Colombo” mba hanoherana sy hanentanana: |
21 | This group is created by caring and saddened citizens who want to make sure that no more trees are cut in the future. | Ity vondrona ity dia noforonin'ireo olom-pirenena miahy sy malahelo te-hahazo antoka fa tsy hisy intsony ireo hazo kapaina amin'ny manaraka. |
22 | We also want to appeal to relevant authorities to make the protection of the existing trees a priority in city planning. | Te-hiantso ireo manam-pahefàna koa izahay mba hanao ny fiarovana ireo hazo efa misy ho anaty laharam-pahamehana amin'ny fandaharan'asan'ny tanàna. |
23 | Soon a Facebook event was created on November 29, 2012 to gather in the Reid Avenue in front of the Arts Faculty, University of Colombo to protest the cutting of trees. | Poa toa izay dia nisy hetsika Facebook noforonina tamin'ny 29 Novambra 2012 mba hivoriana tao amin'ny Reid Avenue manoloana ny Fianarana Zavakanto, Anjerimanontolon'i Colombo hanoherana ny fikapàna hazo. |
24 | Protesting against cutting trees at Reid Avenue, Colombo. Photo from Twitpic by Dushiyanthini. | Manohitra ny fikapàna hazo ao amin'ny Reid Avenue, Colombo. |
25 | More photos can be found at Passion Parade blog. | Sary avy amin'ny Twitpic an'i Dushiyanthini. |
26 | More than a hundred people stood with innovative placards in several main roads of Colombo joining in a silent protest. | |
27 | Savan was there and writes at Yamu: | Misy sary maromaro kokoa ao amin'ny bilaogy Passion Parade. |
28 | Thinking about this senseless destruction actually made me angry so I was thrilled to see that a group of concerned Colombars - led by Jan Ramesh and Indika Arulingam were organizing a protest against wanton tree felling in the city. | Nahasosotra ahy ny nieritreritra ity fanimbàna tsy misy antony ity ka faly aho mahita fa misy vondrona Colombars - tarihan'i Jan Ramesh sy Indika Arulingam nikarakara tolona hanoherana ny fikapàna hazo tsy amin'antony ao an-tanàna. |
29 | For the first time in my life I resolved to attend a demonstration and actually participate- not cover it as a journalist or gawk with a sense of irony. | Sambany amin'ny fiainako izao no mba hanatrehako fihetsiketsehana sy handraisako anjara tokoa - fa tsy mitatitra izany amin'ny maha-mpanao gazety na mpanesoeso. |
30 | He continues: | Manohy izy: |
31 | It was surreal spending two hours on the side of a busy road holding placards for trees. | Mahagaga ihany ny mandany adiny roa eo amoron-dàlana be mpampiasa, mitàna baoritra hanaovana tolona ho an'ny hazo. |
32 | Having spent my whole adult life sniping at hippies suddenly I was a tree hugger. | Raha “hippie” aho nandritra ny fotoana naha-olon-dehibe ahy, dia lasa mpiaro hazo tampoka teo. |
33 | But well I'm a Colombar more than anything else and this city needs to cling to every bit of greenery it has. | Kanefa aho Colombar hatrany anaty ràko ary mila mitahiry izay zava-maitso kely indrindra ananany ity tanàna ity. |
34 | A protest in this case is honestly not a futile or self-indulgent exercise (or doesn't have to be). | Tsy kilalaon-jaza mihitsy na resaka tora-po ny tolona amin'izao tranga izao (ary tsy tokony ho izany). |
35 | A complex decades old war is one thing but cutting trees is different. | Hafa ny ady sarotra nandritra ny taona am-polony maro fa hafa ihany koa ny fikapàna hazo. |
36 | It doesn't take too many people to make a difference- 200 people on the street and thousands more angry and the government may well decide it's just as well to keep some fairly harmless trees in place. | Tsy mila olona maro vao mahita ny fahasamihafàn'izany - olona 200 teny an-dàlana ary an'arivony maro hafa no tezitra, dia mety hanapa-kevitra ny governemanta fa tsy maninona raha mamela hazo vitsivitsy tsy mampidi-doza eny amin'ny toerana misy azy. |
37 | Subha Wijesiriwardena concludes her post with: | Mamarana ny lahatsorany toy izao i Subha Wijesiriwardena: |
38 | In a country where you can't say how much you hate the way things are, maybe it's the trees for which you can use your voice. | Anatinà firenena iray tsy ahafahanao milaza ny tsy fitiavana ny toe-javatra misy, mety hoe ny hazo no fomba hahafahanao manandra-peo. |
39 | Save the trees, because it may be all we can save. | Vonjeo ny hazo, satria mety ho ireo ihany no ho afaka hovonjentsika. |