Dry rations were distributed to the houses of the general public, who are confined due to the curfew imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus and for the hospital staff members who are dedicated for this purpose, by the CSD under the patronage of Rear Admiral Ananda Peiris, the Director General of the CSD. These dry rations were given to the CSD, by Lanka Sathosa (Pvt) Ltd, and the packaging and the distribution were done by the CSD troops.
A Workshop on “ Usage of Office Procedures”, was held under the guidance of the Secretary of Defence, Major General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne, on the 10th and 11th of March 2020 at the CSD Headquarters’ auditorium. This workshop was carried out by Mrs. Wijitha Mayadunne, (Director Investigation - Ministry of Defence) in order to strengthen the internal administrative activities of the organization.
An informative speech was delivered by Consultant Community Physician Dr. Priyanga Ranasinghe, on the 5th of March 2020, at the Civil Defence Force Head Quarters in order to celebrate the International Women’s Day.
The speech was titled under the theme “Practices to follow for a healthy work-life”
The Director General of the Civil Security Department, Rear Admiral Ananda Peiris visited the Puttalam Battalion and addressed the troops on 06.03.2020
New accommodation building for Civil Defence Personnel, was declared open on the 7th February 2020, under the patronage of Rear Admiral Ananda Peiris, the Director General of the CDF.