Hunnasgiriya, Sri Lanka.

Hunnasgiriya, Sri Lanka.

The wayside town of Hunnasgiriya.

Looking down into the Mahiyangana valley.

The highway from Kandy to Mahiyangana on the left side of the Mahaweli Ganga crosses the Ganga at Kundasale. It goes past Pallekale, Theldeniya and climbs up to Hunnasgiriya. Then it goes downhill past Madugoda, Hasalaka to Mahiyangana. This is a beautiful drive and on a sunny day is like being in Paradise.

The drought in the dry zone - 3/8/2012

The valley below Hunnasgiriya

A once beautiful waterfall now dry

Paddy fields, Hunnasgiriya, Sri Lanka.

The severe dought has affected the cultivation of paddy. Looking down into the valley below the Hunnasgiriya - Madugoda highway, 3/8/2012

Hunnasgiriya, Sri Lanka.

Coming downhill from Hunnasgiriya

Embankment on the road downhill

It is a beautiful stretch of roadway from Teldeniya to Hunnasgiriya and downhill.