RANAVIRU APPAREL

Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon (MP), State Minister of Defence paid a visit to the Army Ranaviru Apparel (RVAPL) factory at Yakkala on Friday (8 Sept).

The Guard Turnout presented a drive-pass at the entrance to the factory premises greeted the day’s Chief Guest. Afterwards, RVAPL Board of Management (BoM) Chairman Major General C D Ranasinghe RWP RSP, Deputy Chief of Staff, together with other senior officers including Major General G R R P Jayawardena RWP RSP ndu, Quarter Master General, Major G

The Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) of Army and the Chairman, Board of Management (BOM) of Ranaviru Apparel Major General C D Ranasinghe RWP RSP made his first formal visit to Ranaviru Apparel Yakkala camp premises on 15 August 2023.

The DCOS was warmly welcome by Brigadier M G A N B Mahathuwakkara RWP RSP ndc, the Commandant – RVAPL together with Brigadier Amila Wasage, Deputy Commandant in the company of all other senior officers.

He was briefed about factory process and Layout a

The students of Anura Central College – National School Yakkala and Sri Chandrajothi Maha Vidyalaya Yakkala visited the Ranaviru Apparel factory on 06 July 2023 as the educational tour for Commerce Week. On behalf of the Commandant RVAPL, Brigadier M G A N B Mahathuwakkara RWP RSP ndc and the staff of RVAPL the visiting team were warmly welcomed by the Lt Col W A K W Senarathne RSP, HR & Logistic Manager together with Lt Col K A W S Kodithuwakku, Senior Production Manager.

The Senior Production Man

The Officer Cadets of intake 92 under training at Sri Lanka Military Academy Diyatalawa (SLMA) made a visit to Ranaviru Apparel Yakkala on 22 June 2023 as part of their familiarization component in the curriculum.

On behalf of the Commandant RVAPL, Brigadier M G A N B Mahathuwakkara RWP RSP ndc, those visiting cadet officers and officer instructors were warmly welcomed by the Deputy Commandant Brigadier Amila Wasage together with the Factory Manager Col H D T Jayakody USP at the RVAPL camp premises.

Annual Tug of War Tournament – 2023
The tug of war championship tournament – 2023 organized by administrative troops of Ranaviru Apparel (RVAPL) was held on Tuesday (04), Aprill 2023 at RVAPL camp premises.

Six (06) teams of tug of war belonging to 3 different weight categories including two women teams from both factories fought against each other for the championship trohpy in 2023.

However 3 teams of RVAPL factory at Alawwa succeeded in winning the year’s ov

Fourteen Infantrymen of Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) were actively participated in the Sewing Machinery Operator course conducted by the Ranaviru Apparel, Yakkala from 10 November 2022 to 10 August 2023 was successfully completed under the guidance of the Commandant RVAPL, Brigadier M G A N B Mahathuwakkara RWP RSP ndc.

The course was structured by Training and Human Resource Manager while supervised by the Factory Manager together with training team, in order to make them confident tailors at Bat

On the eve of the commemoration of Poson Full Moon Poya day, the second most important Buddhist event of the year, the Ranviru Apparel Yakkala (RVAPL) troops giving prominence to its phenomenal significance, provided a very beautiful rotating poson lantern and decorations to the Mahara - Kadawatha Poson Zone organized by Mahara Pradesiyasaba. Kadawatha area surroundings were illuminated with attractive poson lanterns provided by other institutions and locals of the area.

On the directions of Bri

Despite inclement weather conditions, Ranaviru Apparel Staff together with differently able troops celebrated Vesaksame asother Buddhists community across the country marked the Vesak festival.

The officers and other rankers of the RanviruApparel Yakkala have actively contributed to conduct of the Vesak celebration at the camp premises by producing the Vesak lanterns and decorations on the directions of Brigadier M G A N BMahathuwakkara RWP RSPndc the commandant of the RVAPL Yakkala.

The Human Resource Department of Ranaviru Apparel (RVAPL) organized a valuable lecture on the direction & guidance of Brigadier M G A N B Mahathuwakkara RWP RSP ndc, the Commandant of RVAPL on 22 March 2023 at the camp premises for all Officers and Other Ranks serving in the RVAPL – Yakkala

Visiting team including Major B G S M Bogahawela USP and WO I RANA Manoj conducted the program.

This awareness program included 'Military Discipline and actions on absent without leave, u

In parallel to Wednesday training programme, a valuable lecture on non-communicable diseases was held on 01 March 2023 under the patronage of Brigadier M G A N B Mahathuwakkara RWP RSP ndc, the Commandant of Ranaviru Apparel, with the participation of all Officers and the Other Ranks serving at Ranaviru Apparel Yakkala.

Mrs Samanthi Fernando - Public Health Nurse of District General Hospital Gampaha conducted the lecture highlighting importance of maintaining the Body Mass Index (BMI) per age, exerc