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Mannar Service Station for Army Vehicles Opened

One more new vehicle Service Station, set up at Mannar by Directorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (DEME) of the Army, as part of its Service Station establishment project, directed by the Commander of the Army, was opened on Tuesday (16) by Major General Boniface Perera, Commander, Security Forces Headquarters - Wanni (SFHQ-W) at the invitation of Brigadier M.A.M Dias, General Officer Commanding, 54 Division.

Establishment of Mannar service station helps all Army vehicles operating in the Mannar sector to get their regular service done without spending additional money or travel cost any longer.

Sri Lanka Army, though possessive of a big fleet of different light and heavy vehicles, was compelled to incur heavy costs for regular servicing of vehicles outside since the Army did not have adequate facilities to conduct such servicing work on its own within the organization.

Upon close observation of this much-needed requirement in the Army, the Commander directed DEME authorities to install at least 12 Service Stations of this nature in Jaffna, Varani, Paranthan, Kokavil, Mullaittivu, Oddusudan, Mannar, Welioya, Saliyapura, Punani, Kosgama and Panagoda areas covering several Security Forces Headquarters across the country.

Brigadier M.A.M Dias, General Officer Commanding, 54 Division and a host of senior officers were present during the opening ceremony.