SFHQ-W Offers More Humanitarian Assistance to Vavuniya Civilians

Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ-W) with the intention of assisting flood victims, resident in the 211 Brigade area conducted a number of humanitarian projects in the past few weeks.

In view of the difficulties, faced by flood victims for want of drinking water after their wells went under water,  the SFHQ-W took steps to distribute more than five hundred drinking water bottles among those victims residing in and around Jaffna junction at Akkara-8 area. Members of the Maha Sangha and Hindu priests invoked blessings on the meritorious work and thanked the Army for their generosity. The donation organized on the instructions of the SFHQ-W Commander was attended by a number of senior officers including the commander for North Central Province.   

In the meantime, 45 families housed in the Vavuniya Shivapuram Grama Seva office complex, 45 more families in the Pudiyakovilkulam pre-school and another 300 families sheltering at Kandaiselva Palar Vidyalaya were recently provided with milk powder packets by the Army free of charge.

Meanwhile, the same 211 Brigade recently organized two mobile medical camps at Vavuniya Alagalla Central College and Vavuniya Achchipuram Anthony Church in order to provide medical assistance to civilians in the area.

More than 225 patients received medical assistance and medicine from those two camps during the course of the day. Sri Lanka Saukyadana Movement provided a medical team for this purpose. 

Again, the same 211 Brigade recently gave away dry ration packets to more than 265 families in Ellapanmaradamadu and Sidambarapuram villages, affected by floods, following an initiative taken by troops serving the Brigade.

Meanwhile, with the support received from Hemas Company Limited, the 211 Brigade held a medical camp for civilians in Sidambarapuram and Puhudivula villages a few days ago. Medical officers Dr. Ramani Ramanayake and Dr. Chintha Jayampathi of the Maternity clinic at Colombo Municipal Council supported the conduct of this medical camp. Mr Chathura Cooray, an executive of the Hemas Company Limited, donated the stock of medicine for distribution among those patients. Over 365 patients from both villages received medicine from this camp. Several senior officers were present on the occasion.