The North and East Operations Medal (
Sinhala: උතුරු නැගෙනහිර සංග්රාමික පදක්කම ''uthuru nægenahira sangrāmika padakkama'') was a decoration presented to servicepersons of the
Military of Sri Lanka
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and
Sri Lanka Police for service in the country's
Northern and
Eastern
Eastern may refer to:
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provinces during the course of the
Sri Lankan Civil War between 23 July 1982 and 1 January 2010.
Eligibility
General requirements for eligibility, particularly applicable to members of the
Sri Lanka Air Force and
Sri Lanka Police, were 3 years of cumulative service in the two provinces between the 23 July 1982 and 1 January 2010.
Army
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personnel are subject to a more specific set of rules, requiring 3 years of cumulative service in:
*Districts of
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th mo ...
,
Vavuniya
Vavuniya (, romanized: ''Vavuṉiyā'', , romanized: ''Vavuniyāva''). Vavuniya City is the capital of Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka and the largest city in the Northern Province. The municipality is administered by Va ...
,
Kilinochchi
Kilinochchi ( ta, கிளிநொச்சி, translit=Kiḷinocci; si, කිලිනොච්චි, translit=Girānika) is the main town of Kilinochchi District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road so ...
,
Mullaitivu
Mullaitivu ( ta, முல்லைத்தீவு, translit=Mullaittīvu; si, මූලදූව, translit=Mūladūva) is the main town of Mullaitivu District, situated on the north-eastern coast of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. A largely ...
,
Mannar Mannar may refer to the following places:
India
* Mannar, Alappuzha, a town in Chengannur Taluk, Kerala
Sri Lanka
* Mannar District, one of 25 districts in Sri Lanka
** Mannar Island, an island within the district
**Mannar Bridge, a bridge connect ...
,
Batticaloa,
Trincomalee
Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...
and
Ampara,
*
Divisional secretarial divisions of
Nochchiyagama, Nuwaragampalatha (Central) and Wilachchiya of
Anuradhapura District
Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය ''anūrādhapūra distrikkaya''; ta, அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டம் ''Aṉurātapuram māvaṭṭam'') is a district in North Cent ...
,
*
Divisional secretarial divisions of
Kalpitiya
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Etymology
Scholars identify the Sinhalese name "Kalapi ...
, Wanathawilluwa and Karuwalagaswewa of
Puttalam District,
*
Divisional secretarial divisions of
Dimbulagala
Dimbulagala also known as Gunner's Quoin or Gunner's Rock during the British colonial period, is a rock formation in the Polonnaruwa District of Sri Lanka. By the time anthropologist Charles Gabriel Seligman visited the location in 1911, a cave wi ...
ana Kankapura of
Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa District ( si, පොළොන්නරුව දිස්ත්රික්කය; ta, பொலன்னறுவை மாவட்டம்) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of ...
to be considered eligible. Similarly,
naval personnel are required to have served in:
*Eastern Naval Area,
*Northern Naval Area,
*North Central Naval Area,
*SLNS Vijaya (since 1 January 1997)
to be eligible for the award.
As with other Sri Lankan
military decorations
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, individuals required a formal recommendation from their immediate superiors and service commander to be considered for award. Shorter service (180 days) in these operational areas allowed for the grant of the
Purna Bhumi Padakkama
The Purna Bhumi Padakkama ( Sinhala: පූර්ණ භූමි පදක්කම ''pūrna bhūmi padakkama'') was a service medal awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka (regular and volunteer) and Sri Lanka Police to all ranks of its forces in ...
.
Clasps
A maximum of two
clasps could also be awarded with the first for a cumulative 5-year service period and a second for a cumulative 10-year service period, subject to the rules of the service branch in question.
Each clasp is denoted by a silver color disk on the
ribbon bar
A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each cou ...
.
References
Sri Lankan Military awards and decorations
External links
Sri Lanka ArmySri Lanka NavySri Lanka Air ForceSri Lanka PoliceMinistry of Defence : Sri Lanka
{{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan campaign medals
Awards established in 1983