12th May 2021 17:11:30 Hours
Facilitating a much needed demand for a new accommodation building, troops of 17 Engineer Service Regiment (ESR) under the supervision of the Garrison Engineer-Buttala completed the two storeyed accommodation building for the permanent staff officers of Officer Career Development Centre (OCDC). The opening ceremony of the building was held on 27 February 2019 and Captain RM Hettiarachchi, Garrison Engineer-Buttala, declared open the building for the staff of OCDC under the guidance and instructions of Major General DMDCD Gunawardana RWP USP ndc psc, the Commandant at an auspicious time. The hard work extended by the troops and the officer in meeting the requirement within the limited time with the available resources was highly appreciated by all the officers of the centre.
The ceremony was blessed with Venerable Buttala Dammarama Tero and Venerable Mapakada Pemarathana Thero. All the officers were present at the occasion. The ceremony was followed by refreshments arranged for the Officers and the Other Ranks of the centre as well.