MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIST TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF GENERAL PUBLIC

The continuous unfavorable weather condition caused a lot of damages to the lives of civilians and their properties in Bandarawela which is in the responsible area of Security Forces Headquarters (Central). A number of houses got damaged due to collapsing of earth mounds on them. Further, several roads also obstructed and it disturbed the transportation. In order to renovate the damaged houses and roads 22 soldiers from SF (Central), 1 officer and 25 soldiers from Sri Lanka Military Academy (SLMA), 1 officer and 30 soldiers from Marksmanship and Sniper Training School (MSTS), 1 officer and 25 soldiers from Volunteer Force Training School (VFTS), 1 Officer and 20 soldiers from 7 Sri Lanka Signal Corps (7 SLSC) and 1 officer and 24 soldiers from 2 (Volunteer) Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (2 (V) SLEME) provided the assistance on 03 December 2017.

Further, on 04 December 2017 Military personnel of Volunteer Force Training School (VFTS) strived to remove the soil mounds collapsed on a house.