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30th April 2017 07:28:36 Hours

683 Brigade Troops Celebrate New Year with Many Civilians

683 Brigade troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) recently organized their Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival at the 683 Brigade ground with the participation of the troops of the 683 Brigade, 16 Sri Lanka Artillery and 7 Gemunu Watch as well as a gathering of civilians in the area.

The celebration, comprised of many games of fun-making and traditional nature such as pillow fighting, bicycle races in slow motion, eye-placing on the elephant, grease-pole climbing, pot cracking, fancy dresses, counting of papaya seeds, etc, organized on the instructions of the 683 Brigade Commander, went on till late in the evening.

Sponsorship awarded by Nestle Company Ltd enabled the organizers to give away gifts to the winners in the games and different competitions.

General Officer Commanding, 68 Division, Brigadier P.A.D Kahapola attended the occasion as the Chief Guest. 683 Brigade Senior Officers, representatives of the Nestle Company and villagers of Sugandipuram, Udayarkattu (North), Udayarkattu (South), Therawil and Wallipuram also enjoyed the programme.

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