Army begins to produce organic fertilizer
June 18, 2021Sri Lanka Army troops of 5 Sri Lanka Women’s Corps under the Security Forces Headquarters (SF HQ) - East, Welikanda produced 160,000 kg of organic fertilizer using the waste and garbage in and around the camp premises.
In keeping with the President’s vision to promote organic fertilizer production, the project was initiated on 16 May 2021 with the participation of women soldiers following the directions of the Commander Security Forces-East, Maj. Gen. Channa Weerasuriya, the Army said.
The project will be carried out under the close supervision of the Commanding Officer 5 SLAWC, Maj. L Rathnapala.
