Floods prevent students from making it to exam hall
Indika POLKOTUWA
A number of students sitting the GCE OL Examination failed to make it
to the examination halls due to Ambanganga overflowing following heavy
rains, reports said.
It was reported that 27 students from Habarawa Junior School in the
Naula Education Division could not go to Kornhgahawela Examination
Centre yesterday due to roads being impassable as a result of the
overflowing of Ambanganga.
The students were unable to sit the mathematics paper yesterday.
Another group of students
from Opallegala Vidyalaya who were late to reach the examination
centre due to the roads going under water managed to sit for the paper
as officials at the Examination Centre made an exception, Education
Office sources said. "Education officials tried their best to send the
examination papers to another centre away from Habarawa village, but,
heavy rains put paid to their attempt, "sources added. Central Province
Chief MInister Sarath Eknayake told the media that he had discussions
with the Examinations Commissioner about the prevailing situation and he
would do his best to do justice to the students who were prevented from
sitting for the examination as a result of the inclement weather.
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