The Director General of Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Paramesh Sivamani, PTM, TM called on the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters on 11th November 2024.

The Task Force to Combat the Use of Poisonous and Dangerous Drugs is set to conduct an all-Island Art and Video Animation competition under the theme “EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOR BRIGHT FUTURE WITHOUT DRUGS”. This competition, organized for school children and the youth community, is scheduled for November 2024. The Colombo Plan and Dialog Axiata PLC are sponsoring prizes for the winners of the competition. Today, On 11th November 2024 representatives from these organizations met with the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, who chairs the Task Force to Combat the Use of Poisonous and Dangerous Drugs. During the meeting at Navy Headquarters, they symbolically presented the prizes.

Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, Commander of the Navy, together with Mrs. Mala Lamahewa, President of the Navy Seva Vanitha Unit, presented a wheelchair to retired Able Seaman IDN Thilakkumara, who sustained injuries during humanitarian operations. The donation took place at his residence in Waththegama, Kandy, on 10th November 2024.

The Sri Lanka Navy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Fisheries, conducted drug prevention and Basic Life Support (BLS) training programmes for fishermen at Cod Bay Fisheries Harbour from 14th July to 08th November 2024.