Army officers appointed to all districts for Covid control ops

1 January 2021 01:55 pm Views - 2440

Twenty-five Senior Army Officers have been appointed to all districts with effect from today considering the urgent need for enhanced island-wide coordination of the task of controlling COVID-19 pandemic, the Army said.
 
The Presidential Secretariat has made the appointment under the recommendation of Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, who is also the Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID -19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).
 
Accordingly, the new office of those Chief Coordinating Officers would facilitate smooth conduct of district-wise Quarantine Centres, Transportation of Individuals for Quarantining and Treatment, Supply of Medicine, Equipment, Dry-rations and other Essentials and all other technical requirements as and when deemed necessary.
 
General Silva awarded letters of appointment for those 25 Chief Coordinating Officers in all districts this morning at the Army Headquarters.
 
The appointed Chief Coordinators are;
 
Northern Province
 
1. Major General W G H A S Bandara - Jaffna
 
2. Major General K N S Kotuwegoda - Kilinochchi
 
3. Major General R M P J Rathnayaka - Mullaittivu
 
4. Major General W L P W Perera - Vavuniya
 
5. Major General A A I J Bandara - Mannar
 
North Central Province
 
6. Major General J C Gamage - Polonnaruwa
 
7. Major General H L V M Liyanage - Anuradhapura
 
North Western Province
 
8. Major General A P I Fernando - Puttalam
 
9. Brigadier P M R H S K Herath - Kurunegala
 
Western Province
 
10. Major General K W R de Abrew - Colombo
 
11. Major General N R Lamahewage - Gampaha
 
12. Brigadier K N D Karunapala - Kalutara
 
Central Province
 
13. Major General H P N K Jayapathirane - Nuwara Eliya
 
14. Major General S M S P B Samarakoon - Kandy
 
15. Major General S U M N Manage - Matale
 
Sabarammuwa Province
 
16. Brigadier J M R N K Jayamanna - Ratnapura
 
17. Brigadier L A J L B Udowita - Kegalle
 
Eastern Province
 
18. Major General C D Weerasuriya - Trincomalee
 
19. Major General T D Weerakoon - Ampara
 
20. Major General C D Ranasinghe - Batticaloa
 
Uva Province
 
21. Brigadier E A P Ediriweera - Badulla
 
22. Colonel D U N Serasinghe - Monaragala
 
Southern Province
 
23. Major General D M H D Bandara - Hambantota
 
24. Major General W A S S Wanasinghe - Galle
 
25. Colonel K A U Kodituwakku - Matara