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Environmental Protection Activities

November 23, 2020

Troops of the Security Force HQ-Wanni repaired the burst Uthukkulam tank bund on 13 Nov, preventing a major disaster that could damage a vast patch of cultivations and remote villages.

The Army’s Security Force Headquarters-East (SFHQ-East) planted 100,000 seedlings of rare species in the Eastern Province within a single day on 13 Nov.

HE the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inaugurating the 'Husma Dena Thuru' (Trees that give breath) national project planted Sandalwood saplings around the Army-constructed walking track at Sri Jayewardenepura on 20 Nov.