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North and East Operations Medal
Awarded by Sri LankaSri Lanka
Type Campaign medal
Eligibility Officers, other ranks of the tri-services (Regular/Volunteer) and Police personal.
Awarded for Service
Status Currently Awarded
Description Suspended from a plain suspension bar.
Statistics
Established 1983
Precedence
Next (higher) Desha Putra Sammanaya
Next (lower) Purna Bhumi Padakkama

The North and East Operations Medal (In Sinhalese:වඩමාරච්චි මෙහෙයුම් පදක්කම) is presented to all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the military of the Republic of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Police, who have served in the Norther and Eastern provinces for an accumulated period of 3 years since July 23, 1983.

Areas of service for Naval personal[]

Naval personal who have served in the below mentioned areas for the required period shall qualify for the medal,

  • Eastern Naval Area
  • Northern Naval Area
  • North Central Naval Area
  • SLNS Vijaya (Time served after January 1, 1997, only will be considered).

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