10th October 2018 16:18:42 Hours
As a continuation of social welfare programmes conducting in Wanni region, troops under 54 Division joined hand with a research team in University of Peradeniya to launch a construction project of Agro wells to facilitate under privileged people in far off areas of Mannar District.
According to a concept initialised by the General Officer Commanding 54 Division W G H A S Bandara RWP RSP ndu students of Department of Geology in University of Peradeniya under Professor Athula Senarathne launched a research and survey to find the water fountains and condition of the water in several places of Mannar area.
Based on the research facts,construction of the first Agro- well was commenced on 06 October 2018 at Kondachchi “Vijayagama” village in Silawathurai.University team under Professor Athula Senarathne arrived to survey the condition of the water.The Agro-well project will be continued in other rural areas too in future.
The event was coordinated by the Commander 542 Brigade Colonel IHMRK Herath USP psc under the supervision of General Officer Commanding 54 Division W G H A S Bandara RWP RSP ndu
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