(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Civil Security Department says the department plans to deploy 20,000 personnel to safeguard the country in the future.
The Department said the Civil Security Force personnel will be deployed for the security at public places, including schools and religious places.
The Civil Security Department has 35,000 trained personnel and about 4,000 of them are now deployed in the vicinity of the Colombo city.
The Civil Security Force serve as auxiliary to the police and aid in the maintenance of internal security manning checkpoints and guarding low priority buildings, installations and villages.
