29th January 2026 16:46:56 Hours
Under the Clean Sri Lanka Programme, a cleaning programme was held on 24 Jan 2026 to remove a portion of the garbage dump located within the Galle Fisheries Harbour premises and make it an eco-friendly zone free from dengue. For this 61 Infantry Division, 20 SLLI and 2 (V) GW troops participated in the programme on the instructions of the General Officer Commander of 61 Infantry Division Major General WSV Fernando USP ndc IG and under the full supervision of the Commander 573 Infantry Brigade Colonel EAUA Amarasekara RSP.
Also, troops of the Galle Navy Camp, police officers of the Galle Police Station, Galle Prison officers and inmates, members of the Galle Municipal Council, the fishing community and members of civil organizations participated in this and a portion of the garbage pile was taken to one place, separated into bottles, polythene covers, paper, biodegradable materials and non-biodegradable materials and removed by tractors of the Galle Municipal Council from 0830 hr to 1300 hr that day.
