COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL FOOD RELIEF

The Security Forces West has planned a programme to provide packeted foods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner to civilians living in this area of command who have suffered from disasters due to the bad weather conditions affecting the island. The distribution, scheduled for 4, 5 and 6 June 2024, involves 51,000 food parcels daily. These parcels were cooked and distributed on 4 June 2024, with the contribution of the Engineer Service Regiment, Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regiment, Sri Lanka Signal Corps, Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps, Sri Lanka Army Service Corps, Sri Lanka Engineer, and 2(V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry regiments. Additionally, arrangements have been made to hand over the same amount of packeted foods to the Kolonnawa Region Secretariat till 6 June 2024. For this purpose, the labor contribution of the affiliated battalions and the Regiments, as mentioned earlier, was provided.