Road to Mahiyangana

The road to Mahiyangana on the right bank of the Mahawely from Kandy is well maintained except in the early stages. It runs for quite a distance on the side of a hill overlooking the Mahawely downstream. It is sparsely populated and has a sense of peace and serenity. I took this picture of the road.

On the approaches to Mahiyangana from Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The Mahaweli Ganga flows from Kandy to Mahiyangana in Sri Lanka. It reaches the Indian ocean at Trincomallee on the Eastern coast. There was a hilly road passing along the left bank of the Mahaweli in the past. This had eighteen hairpin bends close to Hasalaka and passed through Teldeniya, Hunnasgiriya and the old Madugoda. The Mahaweli was crossed at Tennekumbara close to Kandy and again at Mahiyangana. With the developement of the Victoria and Randenigala Projects a new roadway was constructed on the Right bank of the Mahaweli. This route is longer but gives a view of these new projects. I took this picture from the latter route.