Preethipura beach Cleaning by the Navy

Sri Lanka Navy, Western Naval Command organized another beach clean-up drive to clean the Preethipura beach in Wattala on 23rd October 2021.

The Navy is constantly contributing to beach clean-up programmes to prevent polythene waste from entering the ocean. As an extension of these initiatives SLNS Kelani partnered with Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha, Marine Environment Protection Authority and Department of Coast Conservation to work out this cleaning effort at Preethipura beach. Accordingly, naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command with other partners who joined this cause cleaned plastic and polythene waste scattered along the beach.

The programme was conducted adhering to COVID-19 protocols and Sri Lanka Navy is quite prepared to make its contribution for similar programmes in the future as well.