Military deployed to all CEB stations

16 March 2016 11:27 am Views - 3672

Security personnel of the Sri Lanka Army, Navy and Air force were deployed to provide security for all Ceylon Electricity Board installations and substations in the country this morning, Defence Ministry said.

President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday directed the military to provide security to all CEB installations and substations after the island -wide blackouts.

The explosion of a transformer and consequent damage to another major transformer at the Biyagama station was identified as the cause of the power failure which lasted more than 8 hours throughout the country.

Military spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera said members of the tri-forces were deployed to CEB installations at 6 this morning. (DS)