SLN dockyard celebrated its 35^th Anniversary (The ship day) giving prominence to the rich naval traditions on 01^st March 2020. The Ship day celebration commenced with the Commanding officers divisions in the morning. The Commanding officer of SLN Dockyard Captain Haritha Jayadewa graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and took the salute before inspection of the divisions.

The Navy rendered assistance in terms of providing manpower to clean the main road and sidewalks in Galle town area on 28^th February 2020. This programme has been organized as part of the street cleaning week in line with ‘Pivithuru Dakunak Lassana Hetak’ – a project under ‘Rata Hadana Saubhagyaye Dakma’ of the President HE Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Green and Blue concept of Sri Lanka Navy.

SL Navy conducted a cleaning campaign to clean the roadsides of the way runs from Mannar hospital junction to Eluvatoor junction, on 29^th February 2020.

The Navy and the Police conducted a joint raid in Puttalam area and apprehended a suspect with Methamphetamine (Ice) on 29^th February 2020.

SL Navy in coordination with the Police Narcotic Bureau apprehended a haul of drugs weighing approximately 140kg and 300g with six (06) suspects, in the seas off Galle, today ( 29^th February 2020).

Table Top Exercise (TTX 2020) organized by the 4^th Fast Attack Flotilla under the theme of “Conquering Threats Through Collaboration” was held at Dockyard in Trincomalee on 27^th and 28th February 2020. The Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Ruwan Perera graced the event as the Chief Guest.

During a search operation conducted in the beach area of Vankalei in Mannar, the Navy managed to recover about 12kg of Kerala cannabis today (28^th February 2020).

Navy apprehended a person with 100g of Kerala cannabis, during a coordinated search conducted with Police Anti-Organized Crime Unit in the general area of Thewaththa in Negombo on 27^th February 2020.

Forty five (45) turtle hatchlings emerged at the turtle conservation site at Panama managed under the Navy turtle conservation project, were released to the ocean, today (28 February 2020).

During a patrol conducted in beach area of Vankalei today (28^th February 2020), the Navy managed to apprehend 03 persons with 05 unauthorized fishing nets.