16th June 2023 21:04:22 Hours
231 Infantry Brigade troops of the 23 Infantry Division of the Security Force HQ-East, together with members of the Action Unity Lanka Organization and over 200 state employees launched an environmental awareness project in Batticaloa town on Monday (05 June) to coincide with the world Environment Day.
Led by the District Secretary for Batticaloa, Army troops with Lieutenant Colonel D. Weearasinghe, Civil Affairs Officer, 231 Infantry Brigade, Officers and Other Ranks contributed to the project by collecting plastic waste and other pollutants from the township and provided tractors for transport of those collected garbage for recycling purposes.
