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  • WEST TROOPS ASSIST IN A COMMUNITY PROJECT AT MADDEPOLA PRIMARY SCHOOL

    10th April 2023 11:28:31 Hours

    In line with the school revival project organized by the Lions Club, Army personnel of the 1 Sri Lanka National Guard renovated the two buildings of Maddepola Primary School located at Giriulla and handed them over to the school staff on 28 March 2023, with a simple ceremony.

  • 144 INFANTRY BRIGADE TROOPS ASSIST IN CLEARING A FALLEN TREE

    10th April 2023 11:27:46 Hours

    A group of Army personnel from the 10 Sri Lanka National Guard of 144 Infantry Brigade under Security Forces (West) recently contributed their assistance to clearing a fallen tree that had suddenly fallen along the Denzil Kobbekaduwa road around the evening hours due to heavy rains on 30 March 2023.

  • WEST TROOPS ASSIST IN FUEL DISTRIBUTION IN THE COUNTRY

    10th April 2023 11:27:05 Hours

    Troops of Security Forces (West) forwarded their hands to provide assistance to fuel distribution at Kolonnawa Installation in the evening hours onwards 28 March 2023, due to several sections of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation went on strike all over the country.

  • 61 INFANTRY DIVISION TROOPS CONDUCT BEACH CLEARING PROJECT

    10th April 2023 11:26:25 Hours

    On 27 March , 2023, with the approval of Commander Security Forces (West), Major General D M K D B Pussella RWP RSP, a contingent of Army personnel, including officers of the 613 Infantry Brigade, 3 (v) Battalion Gemunu Watch, and 14 (v) Battalion Gamunu Watch, launched a beach clearing project as a community programme in a 3 Km coastal belt area from Matara Delikanda to the Nilwala river estuary, which remained highly polluted due to heaps of discarded wrappers and polythene waste.

  • COMMANDER'S CHALLENGE TROPHY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT – 2023 BEGAN AT ARMY CANTONMENT PANAGODA

    10th April 2023 11:25:45 Hours

    As per the direction of the Commander Security Forces (West), Major General D M K D B Pussella RWP RSP, the ‘Commander's Challenge Trophy Volleyball Tournament – 2023’ kicked off from 0900 onward at the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps volleyball ground and Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps ground, Army cantonment – Panagoda on 27 March 2023.

  • WEST TROOPS CONTRIBUTED TO ANOTHER "TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS" WORKSHOP

    10th April 2023 11:24:47 Hours

    Under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Disaster Management Center (DMC) conducted a 'Tsunami Preparedness" workshop, including theoretically as well as practically (mock drills), for schools and residents with high tsunami risk near the coastal belt areas in Galle on 24 March 2023 at Anuladevi Girls' School, Magalla.

  • WEST TROOPS SUPPORT TO CONDUCT A SCHOOL ANNUAL SPORT MEET

    10th April 2023 11:23:19 Hours

    Army personnel from 7 Battalion Gemunu Watch and 14 Battalion Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment, both under the 142 Infantry Brigade of 14 Infantry Division of Security Forces (West), recently extended their assistance by providing referees for the annual Inter - House Sport Meet of Boralesgamuwa Maha Vidyalaya on 22 - 23 March 2023.

  • 61 INFANTRY DIVISION LAUNCHED ANOTHER NOBLE PROJECT FOR STRANDED CHILDREN OF ARMY PERSONNEL

    10th April 2023 11:22:38 Hours

    Army personnel of 61 Infantry Division Headquarters organized another noble project for the betterment of two personnel who are serving at the Divisional Headquarters by providing a wheelchair for a differently abled child of a civilian lady and donating a stock of school accessories, approximately worth of Rs 90,000.00 to a soldier who has five children on 22 March 2023 respectively.

  • WEST TROOPS LAUNCH A NOBLE PROJECT

    10th April 2023 11:21:55 Hours

    In line with the 3rd anniversary of 15 Drone Regiment Sri Lanka Artillery, the Apeksha Hospital Maharagama was benefitted with a worth of Rs.115,000/= a large stock of dry rations including rice, dhal, noodles, etc for the betterment of the inpatients with the contribution of Army personnel of 15 Drone Regiment Sri Lanka Artillery on 20 March 2023.

  • WEST TROOPS ASSIST IN LAUNCHING A 'SHRAMADANA' CAMPAIGN AT GODEWATHTHA TEMPLE

    10th April 2023 11:21:00 Hours

    A group of Army personnel belongs to the 14 (v) Battalion Gemunu Watch of 613 Infantry Brigade of 61 Infantry Division, under the Security Forces (West) assisted in conducting a ‘Shramadana’ campaign by providing manpower in order to clean the Bodhiya and the surrounding of the temple in Godewaththa temple in Galle District on 15 March 2023.