Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps | |
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Active | 5 July 1959 – Present |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Type | Pioneer |
Role | Support Service |
Size | 1595[1] |
Part of | Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force |
Garrison/HQ | Matugama |
Motto(s) | ශ්රමය ජාතියක ජීවයයි (Sinhala: Work is the Lifeblood of a Nation) |
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Engagements | 1971 Insurrection Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | Col Lasantha Jayasooriya |
Deputy Commanding Officer | Lt Col Nalaka Hettigoda |
Adjutant | Capt Dhananjaya Aththanayaka |
Regimental Sergeant Major | WO1 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.