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06th December 2019 13:09:09 Hours

Kilinochchi Troops Carry Flood-Affected O/L Candidates in Time

A massive operation to facilitate the GCE O/L candidates in Kilinochchi who have been worst-affected by Thursday (5) evening’s torrential rains was undertaken by 7 Sri Lanka Light Infantry troops and 6 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment troops of the Security Forces Kilinochchi this morning (6) before the examination began.

Troops using their tractors and boats swiftly jumped into action and collected more than 150 marooned students in an around Kilinochchi and took them to the examination centres, Dharmapuram Maha Vidyalaya and Hindu college in Kilinochchi before the scheduled commencement of the examination.

At the same time, those troops assisted school authorities to remove furniture on ground floors of both schools which were also under water.

Major General Vijitha Ravipriya, Commander, Security Forces - Kilinochchi, and General Officer Commanding, 57 Division, together with under command establishments coordinated the entire emergency need. latest Running | Men's Footwear