Engineer Services Regiment

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Engineer Services Regiment
Cap badge of the Engineer Services Regiment
Active	January 1950 - Present
Country	Sri Lanka
Branch	Sri Lanka Army
Role	Civil Engineering
Size	4 Units
Regimental Centre	Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.
Nickname	ESR
Engagements	1971 Insurrection Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Centre Commandant	Lt Col KAPJ Rathnayake Lsc CES
Colonel Commandant	Maj Gen S.A.G. Sooriyaarachchi USP

The Engineer Services Regiment (ESR) a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the Engineer Services Regiment is to design, construct and maintain all buildings, roads and associated facilities such as electricity, water supply and drainage systems used by the Sri Lanka Army, Apart from this, the Regiment is also responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all types of generators, water pumps, sewer pumps, desalination plants and other electrical appliances. It is made up of 3 regular units and one volunteer (reserve) units and is headquartered at its Regiment Center at the Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.

1 History
2 Units
- 2.1 Regular Army
- 2.2 Volunteers
3 Order of Precedence
4 See also
5 External links and sources

[edit] History

The role of the early Works Section was to maintain Army buildings and the Panagoda Cantonment when it was completed. The beginning was made in January 1950 when the first regular officer Capt M.L.D.A Perera was commissioned to fill the vacancy of the Garrison Engineer who was shortly due for additional training at the Royal School of Military Engineering. The Panagoda Cantonment was at this stage being planned by the Public Works Department and it became the first task of this officer to follow this work, and at the same time liaise with the civil government departments in all matters pertaining to the land and buildings required by the Army. Soon the Works Squadron undertook all maintenance services and minor additions to the building of the three services.

The Works Services of the Ceylon Engineers was formed as a unit in 1958 and Lt. Col M.L.D.A Perera was appointed the first Commanding Officer of the unit.

In 1991 the Works Services of the Ceylon Engineers separated from the Sri Lanka Engineers and was redesigned as the Engineer Services Regiment.