A-L star gets house

Dharma Sri Abeyratne

A female student who obtained three A passes at the 2012 Advanced Level examination undergoing immense hardship, will be provided a house by the Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Ministry on President Mahinda Rajapaksa's instructions.

Sanjeewani Piyadarshani qualified for university entrance after obtaining three A passes in the commerce stream. She lives near Kelani Bridge at Sedawatte.

She will be given a new house by the Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities Ministry under the Jana Sewana Housing Project. Piyadarshani will receive the new house constructed at Borella by next week. She is a student of Rathnawali Balika Vidyalaya, Borella and residing in a temporary house at New Kelani Bridge Road, Sedawatte with minimal facilities.

The house gets flooded during rain. Piyadarshani's mother is receiving treatment for burn injuries and her father works as a casual labourer. Piyadarshani has two younger brothers who are schooling.

She obtained two Bs and a C at the A-Ls in 2011 even after they were affected by floods. She fell sick after trying to save her books from the flood waters. Piyadarshani sat for the exam again in 2012 as she did not have enough marks to enter university.