1 Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) troops a few days ago began cultivating tea (Silvertip Tea) saplings in a land patch inside the Diyatalawa detachment as a pilot project.

To be in line with the Army's, 'Thuru Mithuru Nawaratak', initiated by the Commander of the Army, 1 SLAGSC troops in Diyatalawa took to tea planting on an experimental basis.

This inauguration got underway under the supervision of the Colonel Commandant SLAGSC. Lieutenant Colonel C.S Demuni, Commanding Officer 1SLAGSC and Major A.D.P Fonseka, Officer Commanding Diyatalawa detachment attended the start of the project.