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A number of 132 foreign employees flew from Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Japan Set off to their homes after completing more than two - week quarantine process at Vasavilan Quarantine Centre in Jaffna, on Tuesday, 02 March 2021. Having gone through the required quarantine procedures, they were awarded with quarantine certificates by Brigadier Admin and Quartering - Security Force Headquarters (Jaffna), Brigadier Hiran Drahiem, Commander 521 Infantry Brigade and Colonel General Staff 52 Infantry Division. Soon after the awarding of certificates personnel who went through the quarantine process appreciated the commitment and dedication of the army troops at Vasavillan Quarantine Centre.

The Commander Security Force Jaffna, Major General Priyantha Perera RWP RSP ndu declared open the Tropical Green Exports (Pvt) Ltd which operates as coconut collecting and processing centre at Eluthumaduwal on Sunday, 28 February 2021 upon the invitation extended by Mr Sheahan Arasaratam, Managing Director of Tropical Green Exports (Pvt) Ltd.

The Tropical Green Exports (Pvt) Ltd established their second factory in view of offering job opportunities to the poor people in the area. So far, this company has offered more than 30 job opportunities to the both male and female which is considered as the great relief for the unemployed personnel in the area. Further, Mr Sheahan Arasaratam said that his endeavor to bring foreign exchange through exporting the byproducts of coconut.

Managing Director of Tropical Green Exports (Pvt) Ltd mentioned during his speech that, this project was initiated in Jaffna on the concept of Chief of the Defence Staff and the Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc. Furthermore, he said that the assistance extended by the Commander Security Force Jaffna, Major General Priyantha Perera RWP RSP ndu was a great source of encouragement to mark his attempt a meaningful one.

Troops of the 51 Infantry Division offered their assistance to the Teaching Hospital Jaffna for management of skeletal health services when sections of the minor staff went on strike on the trade union issues on Wednesday, 24 February 2021.

Ms Eleanor Porritt, Programme Manager of the HALO Trust met Commander Security Force – Jaffna, Major General Priyantha Perera RWP RSP ndu at Security Force Headquarters Jaffna on Tuesday, 23 February 2021.

Mr. MTB Ramachandran, the Secretary, Mr. N Thavarajah assistance secretary and officials of the Hindu Buddhist Cultural Association, Jaffna met the Commander Security Forces Jaffna, Major General Priyantha Perera RWP RSP ndu at Security Force Headquarters premises on Friday, 19 February 2021.

A number of 290 foreign employees flew from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Sweden, Romania, Australia and Japan Set off to their homes after completing two - week quarantine process at Vasavilan Quarantine Centre in Jaffna, on Friday, 19 February 2021. Having gone through the required quarantine procedures, they were awarded with quarantine certificates by Commander Security Force (Jaffna) and District Coordinator - COVID -19 Control and Prevention in Jaffna, Major General Priyantha Perera RWP RSP ndu, General Officer Commanding 52 Infantry Division and Commander 521 Infantry Brigade.

A number of 237 foreign employees returned from Qatar, Set off to their villages after completing two - week quarantine process at Vidaththapalei quarantine Centre in Jaffna, on Saturday, 13 February 2021. They underwent medical procedures and received quarantine certificates before leaving Jaffna.

512 Infantry Brigade of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna launched another community based cleaning programme at Jaffna Railway Station on Sunday, 07 February 2021. This cleaning programme was conducted on the conceptual directions of Commander Security Force - Jaffna Major General Priyantha Perera RWP RSP ndu, made aware the Jaffna community to keep their city clean and polythene free.

Besides the Covid -19 prevention and control measures initiated by Security Force (Jaffna) a dengue prevention campaign was organized by the troops of 51, 52 and 55 Infantry Divisions, in concurrence with the 73rd National Independence Day on the instruction and Direction of the Commander Security Force Jaffna, Major General Priyantha Perera RWP RSP ndu on Tuesday, 02 February 2021. Police Officers, Public Health Inspectors, Officials of Dengue Prevention Unit in Jaffna, Students of Jaffna University and Civilians joined hands with the troops during the campaign.

Security Force Headquarters (Jaffna) celebrated the 73rd National Independence Day with the participation of officers and other ranks. The National Flag was hoisted by Brigadier General Staff of Security Force Headquarters Jaffna, Brigadier Prasanna Gunaratne RSP ndu psc IG and followed by two minute silence pay the respect to all the patriots and war heroes who scarified their lives for the noble cause of defending the freedom, unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of mother Sri Lanka.