Army troops, alert to the disasters and damages, being caused to the public life and property following torrential rains are continuing their rescue, repair and relief services in full swing in several provinces, including worst-affected SFHQ areas of Mullaittivu, Kilinochchi, Central, East areas and elsewhere in the past 48 hours ending Saturday (7) evening.
Continuing torrential rains, spilling of rivers, tanks and reservoirs and pervading flood threats in the East, North Central Province, North Western Province and elsewhere have disrupted normalcy and brought life to standstill prompting hundreds of Army personnel to rise to the catastrophic emergency and attend to urgent rescue and relief operations in respective areas.
Central troops on Saturday night (21) immediately intervened and removed a huge boulder that has fallen on the railway track patch near the famous 'Arch Bridge' at Ella along Colombo- Badulla line after torrential rains caused several earth-slips in the area.
A total of 335 troops, including 35 officers from 111 Brigade, 112 Brigade and their Battalions under the Security Force Headquarters-Central on the guidelines given by the Commander of the Army carried out a mega cleaning project from Nallanthanniya up to the foot of the sacred Sri Paada peak on Monday (11). The project coincided with Friday's (8) inauguration of the new Army HQ.
Construction of another new house for a needy family at Mahsenpura, Urawa in Padaviya was brought to completion by 20 Gajaba Regiment troops under the guidance of the Commander 622 Brigade and with the support of the...
The Commander Security Force Headquarters-Kilinochchi, Major General G. V Ravipriya in coordination with the General Officer Commanding 57 Division Major General B. P. S de Silva and other Commanders in respective 571, 572, 573 and 574 Brigades...
In response to a request made by Major General Vijitha Ravipriya, Commander, Security Forces - Kilinochchi, the association, called ‘Wethara Ape Kattiya’ in Polgasowita donated a stock of spectacles to the needy in Kilinochchi during an eye clinic organized at the ‘Nelumpiyasa’ auditorium on Saturday (12).
General Officer Commanding 55 Division, Brigadier Sampath Kotuwegoda on being informed of the desperate need of a wheelchair to a physically-handicapped civilian in the general area of his Division in Jaffna took measures to get him a new wheelchair with the blessings of Major General Ruwan Wanigasooriya, Commander, Security Forces - Jaffna.
During a visit to a Unit under the 57 Division Headquarters in Kilinochchi, Major General B.P.S de Silva, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 57 Division took time off to visit a disabled former LTTE woman combatant who is undergoing hardships with her two children.
The Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) in parallel with the Commander's first visit to the SFHQ-J extended its helping hand once again to needy students in Jaffna by distributing one more stock of new push bicycles and saplings of economic and domestic value among them during a brief ceremony, held at the SFHQ-J on Saturday (21) .
