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As the initial step of implementing Green Agriculture concept, with the directionof General Officer Commanding 22 Infantry Division Major General SanathAluvihare, a coordinating conference was held at the 22 Infantry Division conference hall on 13 December 2021 to discuss about the Green Agriculture Project.
In response to a request made by the Chief of Covid - 19 Task Force Batticaloa, Commander 23 Infantry Division Major General KANN Koswatta RWP RSP ndc, Kattankudy Muslim Federation donated 80 Degree ULT Freezer and Mortuary Container worth of Rs. 4 million, to Batticaloa Teaching Hospital on 11 December 2021.
Under the instructions of the General Officer Commanding 24 Infantry Division Major General ChamindaLamahewa a dengue eradication campaign was launched by the troops of 24 Infantry Division with the collaboration of RDHS Office Kalmuneion 08 November 2021, with a view to control the spread of dengue menace in the Ampara District.
The General Officer Commanding of the 22 Infantry Division, Major General WBWMRSP Aluvihare RWP RSP paid his official visits to 221, 222, 223 Brigade Headquarters and under command battalions 6 SLAC, 15 SLLI, 5(V) SLA, 2(V) GR, 17 SLNG, 22 VIR from 01 Nov 2021 to 07 Nov 2021. During the visit, GOC conducted troop addresses at all Brigade and Battalion Headquarters to give guidance, instructions and convey the messages passed down by Commander of the Army related to discipline.
Amidst blessings of the MahaSangha, the religious procession carrying the ‘Sacred Pinnacle’ and the ‘Crest-Gem’ of the 'Sandahiru' Stupa arrived at 10 temples in the Security Force (East) area during 16 to 21 October for public veneration.
With the sponsorship provided by Mr Athula Jayasinghe living in Australia, troops of 23 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment under the guidance of Major General Chaminda Lamahewa - General Officer Commanding 24 Infantry Division and Commander – 242 Infantry Brigade Brigadier Chandika Peris, took the initiative of building a new house for a needy family in Pothuvil area.
Under the guidance of the Commander 231 Infantry Brigade Colonel WMNKD Bandara RWP RSP USP psc, the troops of 4 Gemunu Watch organized a programme to distribute 600 Turmeric plants among 30 needy families in Thirayamadu village in Batticaloa district on Tuesday (19).
Two more newly constructed houses in the East were auspiciously vested in deserving families on Tuesday (19) by the Commander Security Force –East, Major General Channa Weerasuriya gracing the brief ceremonies as the Chief Guest.
The troops of the Forward Maintenance Area - East (FMA-East) on Saturday (16 October) gave their helping hand for the ongoing renovations of 'Demala Maha Seya', a Stupa constructed by King Parakramabahu the Great in the 12th century BC that lies between the Gal Viharaya (rock shrine) and Thiwanka Pilimage (image house) in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa.
To be in line with the island-wide campaign to plant 10000 'Kumbuk’ saplings organized in parallel with the 72nd Army Anniversary, the troops in the Security Force Headquarters East and under command formations planted 1600 'Kumbuk' saplings in the Security Force (East) area on Sunday (10 October).
