Kuragala and Hituwangala

This 100 meters high dam has created a reservoir of nearly 350 sq. km. of water at the confluence of the Walawe Ganga and Belihuloya. This dam was completed in 1991 by the Japanese contractors.
The power station of the hydroelectric project which has a capacity of 120 MW is located about 6 kilometers from the [...]

Kuragala and Hituwangala

A fine rock formation is found in the combination of Kuragala and Hituwangala. Kuragala is higher than Hituwangala and is situated within a short distance beyond it. A breathtaking view from Kuragala runs many  miles over a stretch of the Kaltota fields to the green patches of vegetation where the walawe winds its way. The [...]

Duvili Falls.

To visit this nice water fall you have to travel to kaltota, which located  28Kms away from Balangoda town. Then you have to walk about 3km through the forest cover and on the way you may see wild animals and birds. Duvili fall is the last of the series of waterfall of the Walawe Ganga.
 This  water [...]

Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero

  Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero
Venerable Balangoda Ananda Maitreya (August 24, 1896 – July 18, 1998), a Sri Lankan scholar-monk, was one of the great personalities of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century. Through his meditations, he was believed to have achieved the highest level of spiritual development within the Sri Lankan sangha (Buddhist monastic order). [...]