28th June 2021 05:40:45 Hours
3 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) troops swiftly responded and rushed to extinguish a fast spreading wildfire in the general forest area of Mahakudugala in Nuwaraeliya District after information to this effect was conveyed to the Army by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) officials on Sunday (27).
Within a few hours, troops under guidelines given by Commander, 112 Brigade brought the fire under control and subsequently informed the DMC.