Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps

Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps
Active5 July 1959 – Present
Country Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Army
TypePioneer
RoleSupport Service
Size1595[1]
Part ofSri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
Garrison/HQMatugama
Motto(s)ශ්‍රමය ජාතියක ජීවයයි
(Sinhala: Work is the Lifeblood of a Nation)
Colors   
Engagements1971 Insurrection
Insurrection 1987-89
Sri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Commanding OfficerCol Lasantha Jayasooriya
Deputy Commanding OfficerLt Col Nalaka Hettigoda
AdjutantCapt Dhananjaya Aththanayaka
Regimental Sergeant MajorWO1 K G Gunasekara
Insignia
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The Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps (SLAPC) is a (reserve) regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. Established as manpower reserve to be utilized in times of strikes and union action to maintain the functionality of essential services and other state functions, other such units that existed then and has since been disband include the Post and Telegraph Signals (PTS) and the Ceylon Railway Engineer Corps (CREC). With the escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War the regiment has taken up combat duties.

  1. ^ SLAPC. "Sri Lanka Army Pioneercorps". Army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 2 January 2021.