Reconstruction efforts: Army making major contribution

Chaminda PERERA

Major General Shavendra Silva said the Sri Lanka Army will excel in every field in the country within a very short period. He added that the SLA’s operations remain continued after the May 18th victory over terrorism. He said that the SLA is engaged in a operation for the reconstruction of war ravaged areas. Silva said that the Sri Army has made wider contribution to the Government’s reconstruction efforts in the war ravaged area. Major General Silva was delivering a lecture on Lessons from Winning Military Strategies at the Institute of Personnel Management at Rajagiriya yesterday. “Our men are present in reconstruction and development process in the North and the East.

Shavendra Silva, the youngest Major General in the Sri Lanka Army said the SLA personnel have de-mined areas which the INGOs and NGOs have never thought of.

He added that the SLA de-mining crew has posted a record by clearing a large extent of area dotted with land-mines and anti-personnel mines.

Silva urged the public to be more vigilant though the LTTE was physically eliminated from the country.

He asked why certain international elements are engaged in monitoring the activities of Sri Lanka after terrorism was eliminated with much sacrifices by the Armed Forces and the general public. “The whole country fought for freedom and we won it. We will protect the liberty that we won,” he added.