Sri Lanka, May 26 -- The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) conducted a field visit to the Mannar District, in order to inspect the lands used by the North Western and North Central Naval Commands of Sri Lanka Navy.

The Chairman of the Mannar District Coordination Committee, Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development Upali Samarasinghe, Parliamentarian Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran and other government officials were also part of the visit, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

During the visit, the Deputy Minister closely observed the Navy's active contribution in Mannar, towards eradicating the drug menace affecting the country, while also reviewing measures implemented to strengthen the maritime a...