
The 59 Infantry Division organised a Football Tournament at the Iranapalai Ground, Puthukuduiruppu in the Mullaitivu District on 10 September 2025.
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The 59 Infantry Division organised a Football Tournament at the Iranapalai Ground, Puthukuduiruppu in the Mullaitivu District on 10 September 2025.
2025-09-13
The troops of the 122 Infantry Brigade, 12 Battalion of the Gajaba Regiment, and 3 Battalion of the Sri Lanka National Guard voluntarily donated blood during a campaign held at DoubleTree by Hilton Weerawila Rajawarna Resort on 11 September 2025.
In line with the vision of the Commander of the Army, the Sri Lanka Army launched a far-reaching humanitarian initiative to uplift rural communities in the Wanni region on 5 September 2025. The programme, supervised by the Judge Advocate General, Brigadier R.D.O. Pathiranage and his family, extended vital support to the villagers of Uyilankulam and Thenniyankulam.
To provide safe drinking water to villagers severely affected by kidney disease, the ‘Randiya’ water purification project commenced on 30 May 2025 with the construction of a Reverse Osmosis plant. The newly installed plant was officially inaugurated on 26 August 2025 at Kohomban Kulama village.
In parallel with the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, and in collaboration with the Wild Tuskers organisation, a large-scale environmental conservation programme was launched under the directions of the Commander of the Army to remove invasive plant species obstructing the lifestyle of elephants along the Kala Wewa tank bund in the 212 Infantry Brigade area.
As a solution to the acute drinking water shortage faced by the people of Matara, the Sri Lanka Army has undertaken the construction of a temporary salinity barrier adjacent to the existing Nilwala River barrier at Thudawa.
A newly built netball court at Kallaru Tamil College was declared open on 27 August 2025, enhancing sports and youth development in the area
The 2(V) Battalion the Gajaba Regiment constructed a new house for a needy family in Trincomalee under the supervision of 22 Infantry Division.
The troops of 51 Infantry Division, with the support of Pure Dale Ceylon Ltd and Richlife Dairy Ltd, distributed 51,000 cups of milk tea among devotees at the Kandaswami Kovila premises in Nallur from 20 to 22 August 2025.
Troops of Security Force Headquarters (Central) conducted a school items donation programme on 22 August 2025 at Bandarawela Sri Maliyadeya Vidyalaya to support children from low-income families.