Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) Training Centre at Galkulama, Anuradhapura is one among ten island-wide institutes that received the accolade, ‘Haritha Rekiya Award,’ presented by Ministry of Environment.
To coincide with the World Environment Day, Ministry of Environment in recognition of social service roles, being undertaken by the SLAC Training Centre at Galkulama, awarded this accolade during a ceremony at Pinnawala National School, attended by Speaker, Mr Chamal Rajapaksa, Minister of Environment Mr Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and several other distinguished guests.
Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) Training Centre at Galkulama for the last several years has been actively supporting school infrastructure development work and poverty alleviation programmes among students, giving priority and prominence for conservation of environment. The Training Centre has also been conducting a number of environment awareness programmes for the benefit of school-goers in the area, in addition to its various scholarship programmes with the support of philanthropists and donors.
On behalf of the Training Centre, Captain Vindana Dissanayake received the award jointly from the Speaker and the Minister of Environment during the ceremony at Pinnawala.
The citation attributed to the award also said that urban development and provincial infrastructure planning done by the Galkulama SLAC Training Centre for the betterment of environment in the area deserves recognition and appreciation.
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