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29th November 2021 21:33:16 Hours

5 (V) MIR Troops in 661 Brigade Quickly Attend to Tank Bund Breach

5 (V) Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) troops of the 661 Brigade of the 66 Division, based in Pallikuda area in Pooneryn under the Security Force HQ - Mullaittivu promptly rushed and immediately renovated the Semmamoddai tank bund that had started leaking due to spilling water levels and a split.

Troops on the guidelines and advice given by Irrigation Officers in the area stacked sand bags and patched up the split to avoid further leakage and erosion of the bund before it turned out to be a major disaster for the area. Troops on Sunday (28) until late evening carried out the renovation process as the leakage has affected a patch of the road that crosses the tank bund.

One Officer and about 10 Other Ranks restored the damaged patch of the bund on the instructions of the Commanding Officer and the officials from the Provincial Department of Irrigation.