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12th January 2016 01:04:27 Hours

3 SLSR & 1 SLRC Troops Carry out Community Projects

Troops of 1 Sri Lanka Rifle Corps Regiment, 3 Sri Lanka Singha Regiment (SLSR) and 122 Brigade serving under the   Security Force Headquarters - Central (SFHQ – C)  conducted ‘Shramadana’  campaigns and a  tree plantation ceremony on Friday (8) to coincide with the anniversary of the President’s office.

A ‘Shramadana’ was conducted on Friday (8) by the troops of 1 Rifle Corps Regiment on the directions of its Commanding Officer to clean  the  ‘Sri Gunaratanarama Viharaya’ premises at Kundasale in the general area of Kandy as one project.

Meanwhile, troops of the 3 SR belonging to 112 Brigade, launched another ‘Shramadana’ campaign to colour-wash the Diggala Vidyalaya at Nuwaraeliya under the directions and supervision of the Commanding Officer of the 3 SLSR   on the same day (8).

In the meantime, 112 Brigade of the SFHQ-C in keeping with the Commander’s instructions conducted its Tree Planting programme on Friday (8)  at the Uva Wellassa University (UWU) premises in Badulla on the directions of Major General Sumedha Perera, Commander, SFHQ-C to coincide with the President’s first year in office.

The Uva Provincial Governor together with several government officials, senior Army officers  and other ranks participated in the event.