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Security Force Headquarters - East organized a school stationery donation programme with a simple ceremony held at Lumbini Primary school Welikanda on 13 October 2017.\r\nThe donation of school stationery worth of Rs 30,000.00 was made by Lions Club International District 306 C 1 Thalangama South. 86 students of low - income families from Welikanda were the recipients of those incentives. The donation contained with exercise books, library books and other essential stationery items.\r\nLion Rohan Gunathilaka and Lion Maurine Gunathilaka graced the occasion as Chief Guest while Mrs.

233 Brigade organized a community welfare project in Muthuwella village on 13 October 2017 under the auspices of Most Venerable Thripitakawedi Burusegoda Wijithananda Thero to mark his 72 birthday. The project comprised of donating school items for 72 students of Muthuwella Vidyalaya, commodities for 16 needy families in Muthuwella, items required for 06 pregnant women in Muthuwella village and household equipment for a needy family in Kadawathamaduwa. This commendable deed was initiated by 18 SLNG and organized by 17 (V) SLLI.

The Inter Division Cricket Tournament - 2017 organized by the Security Force Headquarters (East) under the directions of Sri Lanka Army Sports Club (Cricket) was held at SF HQ (East). 22, 23, 24 Divisions, FMA (East) and SF HQ (East) cricket teams were participated in the tournament. \r\nThe teams of 22 Division and 24 Division qualified for the finals held on 19 Oct 2017 and the 24 Division became the Champions. Commander SF (East) Major General Nandana Senadeera WWV RWP RSP USP ndu, GOC 22 Div and GOC 24 Div were presented the trophies and certificates for the winning teams.

Basic Computer Course No 4 of the year 2017 conducted at SF HQ East for Officers/ORs serving in the SF (E) AOR was successfully completed on 19 October 2017. The closing address was delivered by Colonel General Staff Security Force Headquarters (East) Colonel WACN Warakagoda psc. The computer course was conducted in association with Orient Academy Limited for 21 x working days from 23 Sep 17 to 19 Oct 17 with a view to enhance the computer literacy of 01x39 participants.

233 Brigade distributed 1500 coconut saplings among 200 families in Ambandanaweli and Komathalamadu in Vakarai area on 20 October 2017. This Programme was conducted in collaboration with the Coconut Development Board coincide with the “Waga Sangramaya” launched by the government to develop the agriculture. The Brigade Commander Colonel Chandra Jayaweera along with the Regional Manager Coconut Development Board - Batticaloa Mrs. Premani Ravirajani, Secretary of Vakarai Pradeshiya Sabha Mr. S Indrakumar and Chief Accounant - Divisional Secretariat Office Vakarai Miss.

Commander Security Forces (East) Major General Nandana Senadeera WWV RWP RSP USP ndu marked his last official visit to under command Divisions and Forward Maintenance Area - (East) on 23, 25 and 26 October 2017 before the relinquishment of his tenure. \r\n\r\nAt the outset, the Comd SF (E) visited HQ 24 Div on 23 October, on 25 made a visit to HQ 22 Div & FMA (East) and 23 Div on 26 October. During the visits, Comd SF (E) was accorded with Guard Turnouts at the entrances of all respective venues and warmly welcomed by all the GOCs and Comd FMA (E) with military customs and traditions.

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army on Saturday (28), made a formal visit to the Security Force Headquarters - East. \r\n The formalities observed at Headquarters in connection with the Commander\'s scheduled visit commenced with the reviewing of the Guard Turn Out accorded to the Commander on arrival to the venue. Commander SF(East) Major General Nandana Senadeera welcomed the visiting Army Chief and in accordance with military traditions, the Commander was saluted afterwards in a Guard of Honour accorded by 7 Field Engineers.

Security Force Headquarters (East) conducted a series of activities on account of celebrating its 14th anniversary in grand scale commencing from 25 to 28 Oct 2017.

The Commander Security Forces (East), Major General Nandana Senadeera WWV RWP RSP USP ndu with an illustrious military career spanning over 34 years, relinquished the office of the Eastern Command on 31 October 2017, and will be retiring from the Sri Lanka Army on 03 November 2017. \r\n\r\n The series of formalities held at Headquarters in connection with the relinquishment of the appointment commenced with reviewing of the Guard Turnout accorded to the outgoing Commander on arrival to the venue.

The newly appointed Commander Security Force East Major General H.W.S.D.B Pananwala RSP ndu assumed duties on Thursday (02) morning at his office at the Security Force Headquarters East.\r\n\r\nThe new Commander was accorded a Guard Turn Out and a Guard of Honour by soldiers of 7 Field Engineers on his arrival at the premises. He lit the traditional oil lamp and attended to religious rituals of all four major denominations before he initialed the first document as symbolic commencement of his duties.