Four students stranded due to floods transported to exam centres by Navy

25 November 2024 12:56 pm Views - 477

Colombo, November 25 (Daily Mirror) - Following a joint programme initiated by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and the Department of Examinations, four candidates who were unable to reach their examination centres due to floods in Matara, were transported to their respective centres with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Army and the Sri Lanka Navy, Examination Commissioner General Amith Jayasundara said.

He added that the Meteorology Department has forecast the possibility of a low-pressure system developing over the Bay of Bengal in the coming week.

However, no issues have been reported in other areas so far, except in Matara, where candidates have faced some difficulties.