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Navy conducts beach cleaning programme in Talaimannar

A beach cleaning programme, organized by Sri Lanka Navy, was successfully conducted in the beach area from Urumalai to Talaimannar on 26th December 2021.

27 Dec 2021

Commander of the Navy presides planting of 100,000 mangrove saplings and opening of Puttalam new jetty on the sidelines of 71st Navy anniversary

On the sidelines of the 71st anniversary celebrations of Sri Lanka Navy, the event of planting 100,000 mangrove saplings in the lagoon area from Chilaw to Malwathuoya, estuaries and banks was held under the patronage of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne on 18th December 2021. In the meantime, Commander of the Navy also ceremonially declared open the new jetty of Puttalam on 18th December 2021.

19 Dec 2021

Tree planting campaign launched to coincide with 71st anniversary of the Navy

On the sidelines of the 71st anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, a tree planting campaign was launched in the Northern Naval Command, under the auspices of Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Priyantha Perera on 10th December 2021.

13 Dec 2021

Preethipura beach Cleaning by the Navy

Sri Lanka Navy, Western Naval Command organized another beach clean-up drive to clean the Preethipura beach in Wattala on 23rd October 2021.

25 Oct 2021

Navy plants 5000 mangrove saplings in lagoon areas of Jaffna Peninsula

The final phase of the 5000 mangrove sapling planting programme, in lagoon areas of the Jaffna Peninsula, worked off at the Ponnale lagoon on 17th October 2021, under the patronage of Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Priyantha Perera.

19 Oct 2021

Navy contributes planting of mangrove in Kilali Lagoon

As part of the Mangrove Conservation Project of the Sri Lanka Navy, a similar initiative to plant mangrove saplings in Kilali Lagoon, Jaffna was held under the auspices of Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Priyantha Perera on 03rd October 2021.

04 Oct 2021

Navy pitches in with beach cleaning programme

Sri Lanka Navy joined hands with Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) and Galle Municipal Council to conduct a beach cleaning programme at the Dadalla beach, Galle on 12th August 2021.

13 Aug 2021

Navy launches mangrove planting programme to coincide with International Mangrove Day

Sri Lanka Navy conducted a beach cleaning and mangrove planting programme to coincide with the International Mangrove Day. These programmes were held under the auspices of Commander North Central Naval Area, Rear Admiral Bandula Senarathna in the beach areas of Talaimannar and Nachchikuda today (26th July 2021).

26 Jul 2021

Oceanlust’s reef cleaning project kicks off with the attendance of Commander of the Navy

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne presided over the inauguration of 1st reef cleaning project in 2021 organized by ‘Oceanlust’ e-magazine at Malima Club House, Uswetakeiyawa today (27th March 2021). The main aim of the programme was to clean the natural coral reef extending northwards from the Kelani estuary and the neighboring shoreline.

27 Mar 2021

Navy turtle conservation project releases 78 sea turtle hatchlings to ocean

Seventy eight (78) sea turtle hatchlings emerged at the conservation unit and information centre at Panama managed under the Navy’s turtle conservation project, were released to the ocean, on 21st February 2021.

22 Feb 2021