EAST TROOPS REPAIR A FLOOD DEFENCE BUND TO AVERT A CATASTROPHE

With the guidance of Commander Security Forces East, Major General HRN Fernando RSP ndc, troops of 222 Brigade and 5(V) Sri Lanka Artillery rushed to avert an imminent major catastrophe when they timely managed to repair the flood defence bund of Mahaweli River at Siththaru Samagipura which was facing a threat of bursting at any moment of the day as torrential rains continued.