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SECURITY FORCES HEADQUARTERS

(JAFFNA)

To be an effective instrument to the Government Endeavour to cultivate national harmony in Jaffna Peninsula through uplifting the physical quality of life and spiritual value of the people.

02nd January 2023 14:21:18 Hours

New Year Blessing Ceremony Followed by Dry Ration Distribution

A timely essential community programme was initiated in the area of Nagarkovil, Wadamarachchi East DS Division under the patronage of General Officer Commanding, 55 Infantry Division, Major General Prasanna Gunaratne on 01 January 2023, the New Year Day. To evoke blessing for the people in the area, a kovil pooja was organized at the most ancient Hindu kovil in Nagarkovil followed by a donation of dry ration packs to extremely necessitous people of 30 families each worth of Rs: 10,000.00 approximately. The Donation was received under the blessing of Miss Anaya Koswatta, who is residing in United State of America at present.

The General Officer Commanding of 55 Infantry Division, Major General Prasanna Gunaratne, Commander 553 Infantry Brigade, Colonel Janak Prematilake, Divisional Secretary Wadamarachchi East Mr Kumarasami Pirabhakaramurthy, Honorable Secretary Sri Nagathampiran kovil Mr M Padmanathan, J/423 Nagarkovil East GS Mr K Wimaleshan and J/424 Nagarkovil West GS Mrs S Sugandini and approximately 120 people residing in the area participated in this ceremony. This programme gave a limelight to enhance the civil military cooperation and positively augmented the winning hearts and minds campaign by Sri Lanka Army.