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An Indian Army delegation comprising 73 personnel from the Para Field Hospital of Indian Army, equipped with a fully functional field hospital, arrived in Sri Lanka on 02 December 2025 to assist communities affected by the prevailing adverse weather conditions.
A consignment of safety jackets valued at approximately Rs. 500,000.00 was formally handed over to the Sri Lanka Army on 30 November 2025 at Army Headquarters, strengthening its capacity to conduct rescue and relief operations in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.
Major General T.N. Majeed RSP USP ndc Isc, Commander, Logistics Command, Security Force Headquarters (East) and Colonel Commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps, was invited to the office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, on 02 December 2025, prior to his retirement from the Sri Lanka Army after a distinguished military career spanning over 34 years.
A conference was convened this morning at Army Headquarters, chaired by Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, with the participation of senior military, police and government officials. The discussion focused on assessing the prevailing adverse weather conditions and further strengthening and coordinating ongoing disaster-relief operations across the affected regions.
Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, convened a virtual conference with Field Commanders to assess the prevailing adverse weather situation and issued necessary directives to strengthen and streamline ongoing disaster-relief operations in today evening at Army Headquarters.
Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, paid a visit to the Emergency Safety Centre established at Rajasinghe College, Wellampitiya, on 29 November 2025 to assess the wellbeing of affected residents and review the ongoing disaster-relief operations in the area.
The military funeral of the late Brigadier W.V.S. Botejue (Retd) RWP RSP psc of the Gemunu Watch was held at the General Cemetery, Borella, on 27 November 2025.
Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ctf-ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, instructed commanders at all levels to maintain close coordination with government authorities and ensure that all necessary arrangements are in place to support ongoing disaster-relief operations during a discussion held on 27 November 2025 at Army Headquarters.
The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the Productivity and Process Improvement Course was held on 25 November 2025 at the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Headquarters.
A 120-member delegation from the Indian tri forces arrived in Sri Lanka on 26 November 2025 as part of the Reciprocal Cultural Exchange Programme between the Armed Forces of India and Sri Lanka. The two-day visit, scheduled to be conducted on 27 and 28 November 2025, aims to further enhance military cooperation, deepen cultural understanding and strengthen the longstanding ties between the two nations.