Road upgrade, Karandana to Dammulla, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Heavy machinery is being used to widen and repair roads in rural areas in present Sri Lanka. The Road Development Authority is in charge of these projects. The old system of the PWD ( Public Works Department) and Road Overseers of the 1960s is long gone.

The road to Dammulla from Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

This road is undergoing full relaying. The long neglected outlying areas are getting a face-lift.

The 'Pansala' at Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The entrance.

Jak tree  with fruits.

A bunch of 'King coconuts'.

Papaw tree with fruits.

Nature has lavished so much to this land of ours.

The road to Karandana, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

House by the roadside.

High school board at Uduwaka.

Elderly female using a cell-phone by the roadside. This was most probably done to avoid the householders in her residence overhearing her conversation.

Just enough room to pass a bus plying the route.

A little piece of Campuchea in Sri Lanka.

Sights from the Campuchea - Sri Lanka Frienship Society building complex at Bomiriya on the Low level road to Avissawella.

Sights at the 'Waters Edge', Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Free transport by electric trolley to the parking area.

Bougainvillas in bloom near the entrance.

Area to sit and relax.

A view of the flower stalls.

Flower plants for sale, 'Waters Edge', Colombo, Sri Lanka.