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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.

22 Division conducted a Blood Donation Programme on 30 October at the 22 Div Headquarters. \r\n\r\n This virtuous deed was organized by the 22 Division on the instructions of Maj Gen KPA Jayasekara WWV RSP USP ndu psc-General Officer Commanding 22 Division in response to a request made by Dr RA Devarajah in charge of the Blood Bank-Trincomalee Hospital. \r\n\r\n More than 150 officers and Other Ranks participated for the event and volunteered to donate blood. The hospital Director and the staff thanked the Army for their generosity.\r\n

A donation programme of school items sponsored by the Lions Club of Colombo Fort was successfully held at Sinhapura Kanishta Vidyalaya Welikanda on Saturday (04) under the coordination of Sri Lanka Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU). This was an initiative aimed at enhancing education of our dear sons and daughters of the less privileged schools by donating various necessities to the needy students and to the institution and it was conducted in line with the series of community-oriented empowering programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Army.\r\n\r\nThe President Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) Mrs.

Major General H W S D B Pananwala RSP ndu-Commander Security Forces East, after assuming duties as the Comd SF (E), made his first official visit in 24 Division AOR on Sunday(05) and met a great section of serving Officers and Other Ranks. In addition, he met District Secretary - Ampara Mr. Thusitha P Wanigasinghe, Deputy Inspector General of Police - Ampara Mr.

Major General H W S D B Pananwala RSP ndu, the newly-appointed Commander, Security Forces - East (SF-E) made his maiden visit to the Headquarters 23 Division on Wednesday (08).\r\n\r\nOn the arrival of the visiting Commander SF-E at the 23 Division Headquarters, he was received by Brigadier B V D P Abeynayake USP ndu, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 23 Division before he was accorded a Guard Turn Out at the main entrance.\r\n\r\nAfterwards, he was accorded a Guard of Honour by troops of the 4 GW of the 23 Division in conformity with military traditions.

Subsequent to assumption of duties in the office recently, the Commander Security Forces (East), Major General Santhusitha Pananwala had a discussion with the religious leaders, community leaders and professionals of the Muslim community in Batticaloa district with the view of understanding the perceptions of each community in order to enhance peaceful co-existence between ethnic groups.\r\n\r\nIn accordance with the guidance of the Comd of the Army, this forum was an initiative to strengthen understanding between the different communities and ethnic harmony through the promotion of new Commun

The troops of 16 SLNG and 241 Brigade engaged in renovating a channel bund in Karangawa, Ampara which was damaged due to heavy showers. Under the directions of Major General LM Mudalige RWP RSP ndu - General Officer Commanding, 24 Div and with the coordination of D S Ampara, the troops rushed to Karangwwa area on Friday (03) and renovated the damaged bund successfully where a patch of 20 feet in length had been broken due to the heavy rain.

22 Division conducted a special Dengue Prevention Programme in Kinniya, Muthur and Trincomalee Town and Gravets on 18 February 2017. This event got underway with the assistance of Area Medical Officers and the staff of the respective Divisional Secretariats. Coincide with the above program the troops of 2 (V) GR also conducted a Shramadhana campaign to clean the premises of Vivekananda College of Trincomalee along with the school staff.

In accordance with a concept of His Excellency the President, Maithreepala Sirisena, a special Shramadana Campaign was conducted in Welikanda municipal area on 21 February 2017, under the theme of ‘a clean city and a clean country’. This had been organized with a view to create a clean and a pleasant environment. \r\nDuring this Shramadana Campaign, the whole municipal area was cleaned with the participation of more than 500 members of Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Police, Civil Security Department, Government Institutes, members of the business community and the general public.