Sri Lanka’s Army distributed spectacles to 40 Tamil civilians in Kilinochchi as part of a larger distribution programme launched by the Security Force Headquarters – Kilinochchi.
The event was headed by Major General Sarath Weerawardena as part of the first phase of distribution with the Colombo based Opticians.
Officers from both the 65th and 57th divisions of Sri Lanka’s military in Kilinochchi attended the event last weekend.
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