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1 Plant Engineer Regiment was formed in 1980, which was later re-designated as 5 Field Engineer Regiment. 5 Field Engineer Regiment became the mother regiment of the incumbent Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake. In early 1980s, Sri Lanka Army Engineers took over the National Transport Unit land at Maththegoda to house its historical 1 Plant Engineer Regiment. Since then, Maththegoda became the home for number of engineer establishments developing a simple coconut estate to a fully fletched military base. Abinitio the expansion of the Army, Mattegoda became the home for number of Engineer Battalions as well as the Workshop, Engineer Brigade and the Office of CFE. In mid 2017, Maththegoda Army camp was named as Home of Sappers