Traffic has been reported in and around Olcott Mawatha, Pettah due to a protest by local university students.
One lane of Olcott Mawatha is reportedly closed as a result of the protest.
The local university students are protesting against the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM).
They have repudiated the government’s solution to the issue and are asking that SAITM is shut down and abolished.