Accommodation facilities expanded in Northern Naval Command

The Commander Northern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Rohitha Abeysinghe declared open a newly constructed Junior Sailors’ Mess at the Pallikuda Coastal Observation Point on 23rd October 2024. This facility, established under the guidance of Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, Commander of the Navy, aims to enhance welfare amenities for junior sailors attached to SLNS Welusumana in the Northern Naval Command.

The construction of this new building at the Pallikuda Coastal Observation Point, part of SLNS Welusumana, commenced on 15th May 2024. This project benefited from the technical expertise of the Civil Engineering Department of the Northern Naval Command.

A group of senior and junior officers and sailors were also present on the occasion of opening.