Military wants donations to be channelled

The Sri Lanka Army, now entering its last leg of Wanni humanitarian operations with its string of ongoing military successes, has been receiving a tremendous public accolade and recognition in the past few months as many segments and organisations in the society, both here and aborad, continue to offer their cooperation, in many instances by way of collecting loose consumables, water bottles, gift items, etc to be given to war heroes in offensive.

The Army entrusted with the sacred task of eliminating the LTTE menace needless to say, acknowledges such gestures and concerns with all due respect and admiration.

Nevertheless, the Army, at the forefront of the decisive battle as the prime mover in terms of its responsibility, deployment, military prowess and offensives, is compelled to take maximum precautions against such collections, though done in good faith, purely in view of its own security concerns and risks of any possible tampering. On the other hand, those well-intended moves might also end up in wrong hands leading to various malpractices. Hence, the public are accordingly advised not to continue such collecting practices since the Army does not, any longer accept such donation of consumable and loose items.

However, anyone still wishing to donate such items may do so in bulk directly through the respective wholesale agent or the manufacturer.

Further clarifications on this arrangement can be obtained from Tel: 0112431756 (Army Welfare Directorate).