01st April 2019 16:43:37 Hours
A new accommodation block with modern sanitary facilities for Other Ranks of Sri Lanka Army General Services Corps (SLAGSC) Trade School in Kuttigala plus the completely refurbished Warrant Officers' & Sergeants' Mess at 1 SLAGSC Detachment in Kuttigala was ceremonially opened by Major General Wajira Palihakkara, Colonel Commandant, SLAGSC, Director General Financial Management, Army Headquarters on Saturday (23).
During a simple ceremony, the new buildings were opened at the invitation of Colonel Saliya Padmashantha, Commandant, Trade School, SLAGSC and Lieutenant Colonel Thilak Dissanayake, Commanding Officer, 1 SLAGSC.
The construction teams of SLAGSC and Engineer Service Regiment provided much-needed assistance for the construction work and completed them within a short period. The buildings were opened amidst religious blessings and subsequently, the chief guest planted a Soursop sapling (Katu Anoda) to mark the occasion.
Brigadier Buwenaka Gunarathna, Director Agriculture and Livestock, Brigadier Chanaka Weragoda, Centre Commandant, SLAGSC, Colonel Marlon De Zoysa, Chief Internal Auditor (Teaching Hospital, Kotelawala Defence University), Colonel Palitha Hewawasam, Deputy Director, Pay and Records, Army Headquarters, Colonel Saliya Padmashantha, Commandant, Trade School, SLAGSC, Commanding Officers of all SLAGSC Battalions, Senior Staff Officers, Officers and other ranks attended the opening ceremony. Sports News | Nike Shoes
