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ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා පුරෝගාමී බළකාය

ශ්‍රමය ජාතියක ජීවයයි

1 SLAPC

HISTORY OF THE 1st REGIMENT - SLAPC

1(V) SLAPC is the only one Battalion of the Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps Regiment and it is also Volunteer Force Battalion. Presently this Battalion Head Quarters located at Battaramulla Pelawatta. 40 Officers and 1555 Other Rankers (Including 02 Officers and 332 of Militarized Civilians) consist of this Unit. 82 Detachments located at Island wide.

ROLE

The present role of the SLAPC is to provide security and protection to VIP's VPs and also assist the relevant authority to hold the essential services during the time of civil disasters disturbances as well as in an insurgency and emergency situation to maintain the law and order and support another arms in operational area.

TASKS

  • Provide Security and protection to VIPs, VPs.
  • Protect vital installations and establishments.
  • Assist in maintaining the law and order in respective areas, when required
  • Assist in maintenance of essential services.
  • Provide security to protect border villages.
  • Assist to maintain internal Security.
  • Support another arms in operational area when required.

LT COL RPCN PIYATISSA ISC MI
COMMANDING OFFICER - 1SLAPC

MAJOR AMPD ATTANAYAKE
SECOND IN COMMAND - 1SLAPC

CAPTAIN LDSD PERERA
ADJUTANT

WO I SV ABEWICKRAMA
RSM


COMMANDING OFFICERS OF 1(V) SLAPC

Name From To
1. Lt Col MCF Abekoon ED - SLAPC 05.07.1959 01.10.1965
2. Col FB De S Sri Ananda - GW 01.06.1966 08.04.1968
3. Lt Col CT Caldera - SLASC 01.06.1968 14.07.1970
4. Lt Col SL Wegodapola ED - SLAPC 15.07.1970 23.03.1971
5. Lt Col KJTN Gunawardana - CSR 23.03.1971 30.11.1971
6. Lt Col TI Weerathunga - GW 01.12.1971 01.11.1972
7. Lt Col De De Silva - SLASC 01.11.1972 17.09.1975
8. Lt Col Ramanathan NABIM - SLA 17.09.1975 01.10.1976
9. Lt Col MH Gunarathna - SLAC 01.10.1976 01.12.1977
10. Lt Col KIMT Deen - SLASC 01.12.1977 31.12.1979
11. Lt Col D Wijesinghe - SLSR 01.01.1980 1983.01.01
12. Lt Col WMP Bandara - GW 01.02.1983 25.03.1985
13. Lt Col WR Wijayarathna - GW 25.03.1985 22.11.1985
14. Lt Col M Dissanayake USP - SLAGSC 22.11.1985 15.11.1986
15. Lt Col DG Amarathungha KSV - SLAPC 15.11.1986 01.08.1989
16. Lt Col Amarakoon KSV - SLAPC 01.08.1989 25.07.1994
17. Lt Col S Weragama KSV - SLAPC 25.07.1994 15.03.1995
18. Lt Col JDR Jayakody - SLLI 15.03.1995 06.06.1997
19. Lt Col DMUN Dassanayake - SLAPC 06.06.1997 03.06.1998
20. Lt Col SUL Geeganage - SLAPC 04.06.1998 22.05.2002
20. Lt Col TTP Silva - SLAPC 23.05.2002 21.06.2007
20. Lt Col MPP Perera - SLAPC 21.06.2007 16.12.2008
20. Lt Col HVDAN Vithanage - SLAPC 16.12.2008 15.11.2012
20. Lt Col ARD De Silva - SLAPC 15.11.2012 16.01.2017
20. Maj KKC Nilantha - SLAPC 16.01.2017
21. Maj UMP Udukumara - SLLI Up to date

2ND IN COMMAND OF 1(V) SLAPC

Name From To
1. Lt Col DM Ethulathmudali ED 1959.07.05 1967.09.30
2. Maj SL Vegodapola ED 01.10.1969 15.07.1970
3. Maj RCP Liyanage 16.07.1970 13.12.1975
4. Maj MRMR Gunawardena 01.01.1976 09.05.1981
5. Mag Alawathugod 10.05.1981 07.01.1985
6. Maj DM Amarakoon 07.01.1987 01.08.1989
7. Maj WDM Stanly 01.11.1990 06.02.1995
8. Sul Geeganage 13.03.1995 17.02.1997
9. Maj ttp Silva 17.02.1997 28.06.2001
10. Maj MPP Perera 28.06.2001 31.08.2004
11. Maj HMUP Herath 01.09.2004 13.04.2006
12. Maj LM Anurasena 23.04.2006 25.03.2007
13. Maj WMRP Wijesundara 23.03.2008 01.12.2008
14. Maj DLDD Jayasooriya 01.12.2008 30.05.2011
15. Maj ARD De Silva 30.05.2011 03.05.2011
16. Maj KKC Nilantha 24.12.2012 24.12.2012
17. Maj RMM Rathnayka 24.12.2012 27.02.2017
18. Maj RMU Sampath 27.02.2017
19. Maj KGA Raveendra up to now

PRESENT DEPLOYMENT