Hats off to the Samaritans

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In a heart warming story the Daily Mirror learns that government officials had made special arrangements to grade five students to sit their scholarship exams after some students couldn’t make it to the exam centres yesterday.

The examination officers and the doctors had helped Sandali Punsarani, a student of the Pelvehera school who was injured in an motor accident, to sit the Grade 5 Scholarship examination at the Dambulla Hospital yesterday, sources said.

The girl was injured in the accident yesterday when an army truck and a bus collided head on at Inamaluwa, Dambulla.

Dr. Chaminda Dias of the Dambulla hospital, considering the girl’s desire to appear for the examination arranged the necessary facilities in consultation with Commissioner of Examination.

Meanwhile, another incident of arranging special examination centre for three students who were unable to reach their examination centre at Pitabeddara Navodya School due to floods is reported from Matara District.

Due to the inundation of the causeway between their homes and the school it had been impossible for K.K. Lahiru Sandaruwan, I.P. Tharuka Lakmali and M.V. Thasrushi Saumya to proceed to their examination centre.

When he was informed of the students inability to attend the examination centre, Morawaka Educational Director Nalin Jayami had made necessary arrangements with the assistance of the OIC Keerthi Gunawardena of the Pitabeddara Police and the Southern Social Service Minister Weerasumana Weerasinghe to hold special examination centre at a place accessible to the students.

In another incident officials of the Examination Department held the examination for only two children who were also unable to reach the examination centre due to overflowing of Bobathella in Ratnapura District at a community centre in Derangala.

The officials were transported to the community centre in a dingy boat.(Kanchana Ariyadasa, Krishan Jeewaka Jayaruk)

Comments - 9

mohamed asfar Monday, 18 August 2014 04:45 AM

a noble thing to hear. keep it up the good work.

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Chamma Monday, 18 August 2014 05:05 AM

Great job, hats off! This is what we need as a country having rich cultural values, not killing in saloons or on roads.

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ABC Monday, 18 August 2014 12:29 PM

This is the standard and example should set for all public sectors. They get paid to serve people. Hats off for a job well done. via DM Android App

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G.m. Jayawardena Monday, 18 August 2014 09:22 AM

Thanks for their concerns for these students to take this examination that anyone gets only once in a life time.

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Eranda Monday, 18 August 2014 09:57 AM

Our Salute to them.That kind of people we want to build new Sri Lanka.

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Sylvia Haik Monday, 18 August 2014 11:18 AM

My faith in human kindness has been restored.

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ferdi Monday, 18 August 2014 02:14 PM

All is not lost in Sri Lanka, Govt Servants and officials and police still do service to public.Great to hear good news such as this

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maddy Tuesday, 19 August 2014 05:45 AM

Thanks Dm for highlighting this kind of a good news indeed but for the SL bashers for everything, a bad news.

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SL Citizen Tuesday, 19 August 2014 06:05 AM

Sometimes we hear good news like this. It is like a drop of rain in drought season. Good work!

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