Sri Lanka Engineers

Sri Lanka Engineers
Active1911 – Present
Country Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Army
TypeEngineering Regiment
RoleMilitary engineering,
Combat engineering
Size10 regular regiments,
1 volunteer regiment
Regimental CentrePanagoda Cantonment
Nickname(s)SLE
Motto(s)"Ubique" Latin – (Everywhere)
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
1971 Insurrection
Insurrection 1987-89
Sri Lankan Civil War
Decorations1 Weerodara Vibhushanaya,
2 Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
Commanders
Chief Field EngineerMajor General MK Jayawardena RSP USP ndu
Colonel-CommandantMajor General MK Jayawardena RSP USP ndu
Notable
commanders
General Denis Perera VSV
Brigadier P. D. Ramayanayake

The Corp of Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) is a combat support arm of the Sri Lanka Army which provides military engineering. It is made up of ten regular regiments and one volunteer regiment. Headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, it is headed by the Centre Commandant.

The corps provides combat engineering, construction and other technical support to the Sri Lankan Army and civil authorities. The corps' key roles are mobility and counter mobility. That is providing mobility to friendly forces while denying movement to enemy forces. Engineers are able to conduct tasks including penetrating minefields, locating and disarming booby traps, purifying water and building roads and bridges to maintain lines of communications.