Mr. Kalingarajah Harichandra, Technical Officer in the Department of Fisheries Science, University of Jaffna, secured second place in the Short Video Competition titled “Beyond the Mangroves: A Story of Conservation, Community, and Survival,” held in commemoration of World Environment Day 2026.

The Department of Ayurveda Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Community Medicine, in collaboration with the Environmental Committee, Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, organized the competition on 1 July 2026.

The competition highlighted the importance of mangrove conservation, community engagement, and environmental sustainability through creative visual storytelling.