Neela Haritha News

Another project of “Neela Haritha Sangramaya” comes to fruition in Northern Naval Command

Another project of the Neela Haritha Sangramaya – a visionary concept of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva came to fruition in the Northern Naval Command today (25th October 2019).

25 Oct 2019

Navy ensures cleanliness on beach through beach cleaning drives

The Navy launched another coastal clean-up programme today (20th October) on beaches located in the southern part of the island.

20 Oct 2019

Navy plants 2000 mangrove saplings to celebrate World Ozone Day

Sri Lanka Navy in collaboration with the Department of Coastal Conservation, Department of Forest which are under governance of Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment,

16 Oct 2019

Sri Lankan Navy General Hospital Colombo FIRST in Asia to be Certified Carbon Neutral

The Sri Lankan Navy, which operates the Sri Lankan Navy General Hospital in the Western Naval Command, engaged with the region’s top provider of integrated sustainability solutions, The Carbon Consulting Company (CCC), to quantify the direct and indirect Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of its hospital’s operations. Following the assessment, CCC invested in an internationally registered Renewable Energy Project to obtain a matching amount of Carbon Credits. The credits were acquired from the UK-based sustainability services firm, Natural Capital Partners, and in return the hospital was awarded their proprietary, global-leading CarbonNeutral® Certification, making it Asia’s first to receive this accolade.

15 Oct 2019

Navy engages in cleaning beaches in Southern Naval Area

As another extension of Navy's beach cleaning effort, several beach areas Southern area were cleaned by the SL Navy, today (12 October 2019).

12 Oct 2019

Navy's contribution to make island’s coastline free of waste

On the sidelines of the International Coastal Cleanup Day, the Navy conducted yet another beach cleaning programme in the Southeastern Naval Command on 02nd October 2019.

04 Oct 2019

Navy apprehends a person with 658 conch shells

The Navy in coordination with the Sinnakudiirippu Police conducted a search in the general area of Sinnakudiirippu, Kalpitiya and apprehended a person with 658 conch shells on 01st October 2019.

02 Oct 2019

Navy holds three persons with illegally kept sea cucumber and conch shells

Navy held three persons with 550 sea cucumber and 04 conch shells at Chundikulam sea area in the early morning today ( 2nd October 2019).

02 Oct 2019

Navy's contribution in transforming island’s coastline into a beautiful beach free of waste

Two more cleaning programmes of the Navy’s coastal cleanup drive were conducted in the Northern Naval Command on 1st October 2019.

02 Oct 2019

Navy carries out beach cleaning programmes in Northern Naval Command

Two more events of the Navy’s beach cleaning programme were conducted in the Northern Naval Command on 30th September 2019.

01 Oct 2019