18th February 2018 08:22:24 Hours
Brigadier Sarath Dissanayake assumed the office as 13th Centre Commandant of Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers at the Corps Headquarters Panagoda, on 16 February 2018.
The newly appointed centre commandant was warmly welcomed by the Staff Officer 1 (Logistics), Lieutenant Colonel Mangala Balasooriya on his arrival to the Corps Headquarter. Thereafter, he was bestowed with Guard Turnout as per the military tradition and, then Centre Commandant laid a floral wreath to the war heroes’ monument as a tribute to the fallen war heroes who made supreme sacrifices on behalf of the sovereignty of the Motherland.
Subsequently, newly appointed Centre Commandant symbolically took his office placing the signature on a formal document at an auspicious time amidst Seth Pirith chanting by Maha Sangha. Afterwards, the Centre Commandant addressed all Officers and Other Ranks at the Sappers’ Mess and followed by Tea with All Ranks at the utility Building. As the last segment of the day’s programme all the Staff Officers conducted the Briefing on their relevant subjects and Center Commandant addressed the all Staff Officers.
