Sri Lanka Navy carried out several projects to plant saplings of mangrove in the lagoon areas of the Northern and Northwestern Naval Commands yesterday (26th July), as part of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem.

The Geo Information System and the website designed for the first-ever Agro Entrepreneurship model village of Sri Lanka which was constructed In view of uplifting the lifestyle of the rural community in the island, by the Ministry of Agriculture under the " Gramashakthi" project, at Kanathewewa in Haputale was launched by Hon. Minister of Agriculture Mr Mahinda Amaraweera on last 21st July, at Sri Sangaraja Piriven temple in Kanathewewa.

Sri Lanka Navy granted interest free loans worth Rs. 500,000 each to another 40 senior sailors today (26th July).

Based on information received by the Navy, a group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command held two suspects while smuggling over 5.7 kilograms of gold in the Uchchamuai sea area off Kimbulbokka in Kalpitiya yesterday (24^th July). The dinghy used for the smuggling attempt was also taken into naval custody.

As part of another community service project being implemented by the Navy, four (04) Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants were declared open at Tissamaharamaya on 23rd July and at Meeminnagama, Kirimatiyawa and Matikotuwa areas yesterday (24^th July).

Commodore Ranjith Premarathna assumed duties as the Deputy Area Commander (DAC) of the Southern Naval Command and Commandant of the naval establishment, SLNS Nipuna yesterday (24^th July).

Seven (07) Indian fishermen along with 2 dhows engaged in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters were apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy yesterday (23rd July 2018).

Seventy six (76) persons who were engaging in various illegal acts at different locations in the island, were apprehended by SL Navy.

The Commanding General of the US Army Pacific (USARPAC) General Robert Brown met the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimewan Ranasinghe at the Naval Headquarters in Colombo today(23rd July)

The official website of the Sri Lanka Navy (www.navy.lk) received the award for the most popular government website and also won the Bronze Award in the government’s best website category, bringing a lot of credit to the Sri Lanka Navy.