Ambepussa also in an unfortified situation?

Jul 04, 2016

It is reported very reliably that the present stocks of ammunition stored at the Army camp in Veyangoda are to be transferred to the Ambepussa Singha regiment .It is also reported that the ammunition stocks stored at the Welisara army camp are also to be sent to be stored at the Ambepussa Singha regiment army camp.

These stocks of ammunition to be transferred to the Ambepuusa Singha regiment to be stored in some buildings that already exist within the army camp. In order to enhance the security sand mountains are been constructed surrounding these selected buildings.

However in reality in other army camps around the world such buildings where storage of ammunition are made the protection is provided with thick concrete surroundings which is the norm all over the world. With sand mountains the security and safety is only 50% it is reported.

It is also learnt that the stocks of ammunition that are stored at the Veyangoda and Welisara army camps cannot be accommodated at the Ambepussa Singha regiment army cantonment. It is also reported that certain stocks of ammunition  at the Veyangoda army camp that are over 20 years old which are supposed to be rather vulnerable.

In relation to the blast that occurred at the Salawa Kosgama army camp it is said that the Ambepussa  Singha regiment is also dangerous although it is not in a thickly populated area but there are a quite a number of residents in the vicinity. Hence when the ammunition at Veyangoda and Welisara army camps are transferred to the Ambepussa Singha army camp the people in the area would have to live in an environment which is rather vulnerable.