Sri Lanka Engineers | |
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Active | 1911 – Present |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Type | Engineering Regiment |
Role | Military engineering, Combat engineering |
Size | 10 regular regiments, 1 volunteer regiment |
Regimental Centre | Panagoda Cantonment |
Nickname(s) | SLE |
Motto(s) | "Ubique" Latin – (Everywhere) |
Engagements | World War I World War II 1971 Insurrection Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War |
Decorations | 1 Weerodara Vibhushanaya, 2 Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya |
Commanders | |
Chief Field Engineer | Major General MK Jayawardena RSP USP ndu |
Colonel-Commandant | Major 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.