12th November 2022 20:10:22 Hours
An extension to the Army Chief's conceptual notion for distribution of dry ration packs for both soldiers and civil personnel got to a start at Panagoda Sri Bodhirajaramaya this morning (12), headed by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army.
Organized jointly by the Security Force Headquarters - West (SFHQ-West) and the Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU), the project distributed 250 dry ration packs, consisted of rice, dhal, potatoes, onions, chili powder, flour, etc among selected families living in Homagama area at first after inviting the beneficiaries to the temple premises. Ven Bodagama Chandima Nayake Thero, Vice Chancellor at Nagananda International Buddhist Centre sponsored the stock of those dry rations, appreciative of the services, being rendered by those Army and civil employees working in the Army.
Troops of the Security Force Headquarters - West in close collaboration with the Commander's Secretariat and the Army Seva Vanitha Unit under the close supervision of Major General D.M.K.D.B. Pussella RWP RSP, Commander SF-West arranged the conduct of the whole distribution project.
Minutes after the first segment of the distribution was over, the day's Chief Guest, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage moved to the Panagoda Army Cantonment gymnasium where another group of 200 Army and civil employees serving the Army Cantonment at Panagoda were awarded relief dry ration packs as a measure to help mitigate their burning economic hardships. The Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) was generous by giving rice packets for distribution as per guidelines given by Mrs Janaki Liyanage, President, ASVU.
Mrs Janaki Liyanage, President, Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU), Brigadier General Staff, Brigadier K.V.N.P. Premaratne RSP USP psc and Brigadier Admin and Quartering, Brigadier D.A. Amarasekara USP of SFHQ (West), Senior officers, Officers and Other Ranks participated in the event.
