COLOMBO(News 1st) – A group of parents and students commenced a protest blocking the A-9 route near Pannampitiya, Dambulla this morning (February 08).

Their grievance was that lack of a teacher for grade 5 students at the Pannampitiya Sri Maliyadeva Vidyalaya.

According to our correspondent in the area, the protest was conducted for over an hour and led to the traffic congestion on the A-9 route.

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