RHQ SLEME

Brief history

For the responsibility of the EME Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army , the workshop which was under British Royal Army was taken over and with the expansion of the army and it was installed at Malay Street Army Camp as a SLEME Battalion with its Headquarters and the workshop to proceed.

The Regimental Centre of the SLEME was established on 21st July 1992 and the senior officer Colonel G S M Ranathunga USP was appointed as the first Regimental Commander.

Responsibility

The basic responsibility of this regiment was to establish admin, logistics and welfare of all EME battalions, base workshops and EME School.

Official Contact Details with email address

• Email - rhqsleme@gmail.com
• Contact no - 0112432656

1Bn

Brief history

At the end of the year 1985, 102 regional workshop was located next to the motor transport section of 1st Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment in the Cantonment, Panagoda. It was the genesis of the battalion. There were 2 officers and 50 Other Rank technicians in the workshop during the founding period when 1Division was established in the cantonment in year 1988.

The 1st Battalion SLEME was established with effect from 01st July 1992 as per the Army Routine Order 16/93. The Battalion was re-located in a 2 acres’ land, It has been remaining as the present location of the battalion since the relocation took place in the year 1996.

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehicles and equipment for which the EME is responsible
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement biannually to the Dte of EME
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehcs and equipment.
• Training of tradesmen.
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

Maintenance and repair of all “B” type vehicles, equipment and weapons while providing technical advices on repair and maintenance of them in Security Forces (West) area

• Email - onesleme@yahoo.com
• Contact no - 0112855463

3BN

Brief history

“113” field workshop which was placed under command to 3rd Task Force (later 3 Division) at Pallekele in Kandy in 1990s, was the genesis of the 3rd Battalion.

Accordingly, on 21st October 1996, the construction of the Medium Workshop commenced in Minneriya, Considering eminency of redeploying 3 SLEME from Welikanda to Minneriya.

Subsequently, the installation of the battalion in Minneriya began on 17th March 1997 and the Battalion Headquarters with the Medium Wokshop were established on 22nd March 1997.

After successfully concluding military operations in North and East in the year 2009, SLEME workshops were re-adjusted.

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehicles and equipment for which the EME is responsible.
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement biannually to the Dte of EME.
• Planning and provision of repair and recovery support for operations.
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety.
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehiclesand equipment.
• Training tradesmen
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

Providing a remarkable technical support to all army establishments within the Security Forces (East) Area of Responsibility in the aspects like corrective and preventive maintenance of vehicles, equipment and weapons and technical advices on maintainability and reliability of equipment

Official contact details with email address

• Email - slemebn3@yahoo.co.uk
• Contact no - 0272247322

4BN

Brief history

The Forward Headquarters of 2 SLEME was established in 106 Field Workshop by the Commanding Officer of 2 SLEME at the beginning of June 1995

The field workshops installed at Jaffna Peninsula and the 106 Workshop were brought under single command and control Following the change of this command and control posture,106 Field Workshop was converted into the Medium workshop.

Officer Commanding Troops (Jaffna), which was at Palali was moved to the old railway station premises Kankesanturai and was established as Officer Commanding Troops – SLEME (Kankesanturai) on 23rd January 2001.

On 13th August 2009, It was rasied to a battalion and designated as “4th Battalion Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechnical Engineers” or 4 SLEME at the same location where the OC Tps had been installed.

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehiclesand equipment for which the EME is responsible.
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement biannually to the Dte of EME.
• Planning and provision of repair and recovery support for operations.
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety.
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehiclesand equipment.
• Training tradesmen.
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

providing EME support services to all Divisional Headquarters, Battalion Headquarters, Units, Training Schools under Security Force Headquarters (Jaffna), with respect of repairing vehicles, equipment, weapons while and providing necessary guidance on maintenance aspects

Official contact details with email address

• Email - sleme4bn@yahoo.com
• Contact no - 0212247322

5BN

Brief history

The genesis of the battalion is reflected with the founding of veteran Gajaba Regiment in Saliyapura, Anuradhapura as the regiment was originated from the 1st Rajarata Rifles in 1982 as a Light Aid Detachment. Once 1st Rajarata Rifles was transformed to 1st Gajaba Regiment, this Light Aid Detachment was co-located with them and It was converted into a Field Workshop on 01st May 1983.

With the rapid expansion of the Army, the field workshop was modified into a medium workshop and in the year, 1991 took action to form 2nd Battalion Sri Lanka Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, according to raising instruction ARO 92/02 issued on 07 January 1992, with effect from 1 Nov 1991.

Under this battalion the Field Workshops of Mannar, Vavuniya, Elephant Pass, Jaffna and Trincomalee had started functioning.

This battalion which was functioning as 2 Battalion SLEME, then was re-designated as ‘5th ’ Battalion SLEME as per raising instructions ARO 08/2005 of 13th May 2005.

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehiclesand equipment for which the EME is responsible.
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement biannually to the Dte of EME
• Planning and provision of repair and recovery support for operations.
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehiclesand equipment.
• Training tradesmen.
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

Providing a remarkable technical support to all army establishments within the Security Forces (Wanni) Area of Responsibility in the aspects like corrective and preventive maintenance of vehicles, equipment and weapons and technical advices on maintainability and reliability of equipment.

Official contact details with email address

• Email - sla_5bn_sleme@yahoo.com
• Contact no - 0252220935

6BN

Brief history

With the conclusion of Humanitarian Operation Wanni, Security Forces Headquarters (Mullaitivu) was deployed in the buildings of Mullaitivu. Parallel to this deployment the Army Headquarters had instructed the relevant service regiments to establish detachments of service units being attached to SFHQ (Mullaitivu).

Accordingly, SLEME Regiment too, a section with one officer and 7 EME technicians under 5 SLEME was attached to SFHQ (Mullaitivu) in July 2009. The status up gradation of the camp to a battalion called “6 SLEME” as per raising instructions ARO 114/2009 on 18th December 2009.

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehicles and equipment for which the EME is responsible.
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement biannually to the Dte of EME.
• Planning and provision of repair and recovery support for operations
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety.
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehcs and equipment.
• Training tradesmen.
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

providing EME support services to all Divisional Headquarters, Battalion Headquarters, Units, Training Schools under Security Force Headquarters (Mullaitivu), with respect of repairing vehicles, equipment, weapons while and providing necessary guidance on maintenance aspects.

Official contact details with email address

• Email - hq6bnslememlt@gmail.com
• Contact no - 0243244673

7BN

Brief history

OC Troops –SLEME was founded as an EME entity under the FMA (Kilinochchi) on 2nd October 2009 at Bharathipuram area in order to ensure EME support in the Area of Responsibility of SFHQ (Kilinochchi). According to Army Order ARO 01/2011/G/SD/51/4 dated 05th January 2011 this, which was known as OC troops - SLEME (Kilinochchi) was named as 7 battalion SLEME with effect from 23rd Dec 2010.

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehiclesand equipment for which the EME is responsible
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement biannually to the Dte of EME.
• Planning and provision of repair and recovery support for operations.
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety.
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehiclesand equipment.
• Training tradesmen.
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

providing EME support services to all Divisional Headquarters, Battalion Headquarters, Units, Training Schools under Security Force Headquarters (Kilinochchi), with respect of repairing vehicles, equipment, weapons while and providing necessary guidance on maintenance aspects

Official contact details with email address

• Email - sevensleme@yahoo.com
• Contact no - 0212282291

Armoured Bn

Brief history

On 15 Dec 1955, 2 Lt SDN Hapugala of SLEME with few soldiers were attached to 1st Squadron Sri Lanka Armoured Corps, indicating it to be the beginning of EME (Armoured) Battalion. Presently this Battalion located at Saliyapura, Anuradhapura with 07 officers and 172 other ranks. On 21st June 2007 the Army HQ issued the ARO 30/2007, in order to establish EME (Armoured) Battalions on 17th May 2007.

The workshop that has been established at Rock House as EME Armoured Workshop was raised as EME Armoured Battalion. From 20th August 2007 the battalion was located at a land, bordering 5 Battalion SLEME and Gajaba Regiment

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehiclesand equipment for which the EME is responsible.
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement biannually to the Dte of EME.
• Planning and provision of repair and recovery support for operations planned by Armd and MechBdes.
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety.
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehiclesand equipment.
• Training tradesmen.
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

Provide guidance in connection with the maintenance and repair of all “A” vehicle and loading vehicle allotted to armored and mechanized regiment in Sri Lanka Army.

Official contact details with email address

• Email - emearmdbn@gmail.com
• Contact no - 0252057955

Arty BN

Brief history

The Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineer (Artillery) Battalion under Sri Lanka Electrical and mechanical Engineer Regiment was installed at the artillery camp premises Minneriya. Under this battalion, three EME (Artillery) Field Workshops were installed at Panagoda, Vavuniya, and Palali. On 14thAugust 1987, a Workshop called 110 Artillery Field Workshop was installed at Panagoda at the end of the year 1991.The Workshop was named as ‘EME Workshop Artillery Regiment.

with the expansion of the Army and the responsibility of performing EME technical duties, this EME (artillery) regimental workshop, on 24th June 2013, as published by the Sri Lanka Army head-quarters 18/2013 ARO on 13th January 2013, it was declared as a battalion.

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehiclesand equipment for which the EME is responsible.
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement biannually to the Dte of EME.
• Planning and provision of repair and recovery support for operations planned by Artillery Bdes.
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety.
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehiclesand equipment.
• Training tradesmen.
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

Provide guidance in connection with the maintenance and repair of Multi Barrel Rocket Launchers, Radar vehicles, Artillery guns, and artillery gun towing vehicles allotted to all artillery units under Sri Lanka Army Artillery Regimental Head-Quarters.

Official contact details with email address

• Email - emeartywkspmin@gmail.com
• Contact no - 0272245295

2BN

Brief history

The SLEME regiment which was formed only with regular regimental soldiers, on 14th May 1980 to install the Volunteer group, as “SLEME (V)” was declared by the Directorate of Personal administration through the Army raising institution. On 14 July 1980 the 1st batch of recruits of 25 joined.

On 20th October 1992 an organization called SLEME (V) was formed with 17 Officers and 390 Other Ranks with the approval of Army Head-Quarters. on 13th May 2005 raising instruction was issued by the Army HQ through 9/2005, to function 2 (V) SLEME with effect from 19th April 2005. Thereby 2 (V) SLEME had amalgamated with Regiment SLEME as a new Battalion. The Regular Battalion 2 SLEME Saliyapura hence, was named as ‘5 SLEME’. From 23rd February 2006 onwards.

Task

• Inspection, repair, recovery, and servicing of all vehicles and equipment for which the EME is responsible.
• Scaling and projecting of spare part requirement annually to the Dte of EME.
• Planning and provision of repair and recovery support for operations.
• Locating of field wksps in the field to obtain optimum productivity and safety.
• Acquisition, maintenance and condemnation of wksp tools used by the wksp under command, for the repair of vehicles and equipment.
• Training of tradesmen.
• Obtaining the services of local agents as per the government guidelines/ financial regulations.
• Proper command and administration of all men and officers of the Bn.

Responsibility

Provide a remarkable technical support to all army establishments within the Security Forces (Central) Area of Responsibility in the aspects like corrective and preventive maintenance of vehicles, equipment and weapons and technical advices on maintainability and reliability of equipment.

Official contact details with email address

• Email - sleme2vdla@yahoo.com
• Contact no - 0572224633