A9 highway between Kilinochchi and Puliyankulam, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Muhamaalai, A8 Highway, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Railway level crossing, Muhamaalai.

Newly laid rail-road. No more signal towers with dropping arms. Colour lights electrically operated are in operation.

Muhamaalai railway station.

Railway tickets from Jaffna to Colombo can be bought at any Mobitel communication centre in the Jaffna Peninsula. They issue a printed ticket with the seat number. No more long queues at railway stations in Jaffna.

Vallai to Thunnaalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Young saplings being protected from straying cattle.

A paddy field and coconut grove.

The road bordering the lagoon.

The morning sky.

Vallai to Kodikamam via Thunnalai goes bordering the Thondamanaru Lagoon. It is not a much frequented highway. There is plenty of bird life there.