Following the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, the Sri Lanka Navy implemented two more community service programmes in Vavuniya and Nochchiyagama areas focusing on the wellbeing of the general public who is deprived of safe drinking water.

Naval personnel attached to SLNS Gajaba located in Mannar belonging to North Central Naval Command, arrested 5 fishermen who engaged in illegal fishing activities using explosives in the sea area off South Bar in Mannar yesterday (5).