Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps
| Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 5 July 1959 – Present |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
| Type | Pioneer |
| Role | Bomb disposal CBRN defense Demining Demolition Engineer reconnaissance Force protection Hyperbaric welding Jungle warfare Military engineering Raiding Route clearance Trench warfare Underwater demolition |
| Size | 1595 |
| Part of | Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Matugama |
| Motto(s) | ශ්රමය ජාතියක ජීවයයි Shramaya Jathiyaka Jivayai (Sinhala: Work is the Lifeblood of a Nation) |
| Colors | |
| 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 |
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The Sri Lanka Army Pioneer Corps (SLAPC) is a pioneer reserve regiment of the Sri Lanka Army that specialized in CBRN defense management, defusing and disposal of bombs and land mines, demolition and underwater demolition, engineer reconnaissance, military engineering, jungle and trench warfare, raiding with small unit tactics to destroy enemy defensive structures, and route clearance. 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.