Low lying areas submerged
Dharmasiri Wijeratne, Hanwella group corr
HANWELLA: Several low lying areas in Hanwella have been
submerged following water levels of the Kelani river rising due to the
torrential rains during the past 48 hours.
|
Roads underwater in Hanwella. |
The water level along the Colombo-Ratnapura low level road is about
four feet at Polattawela in Ihala Hanwella. According to Irrigation
Department sources, the water level of the Kelani river has risen by
6.36 metres. It is rising at three centimetres per hour.
About 250 families in Ihala Hanwella, Pahala Hanwella, Seevaligama,
Walawwatte and Jayaweeragoda areas have been displaced.
The Hanwella Divisional Secretariat, police and Seethavake PS are
providing cooked meals to the displaced. Meanwhile, our Maskeliya group
correspondent S. Duraisamy reported that all reservoirs in Maskeliya,
Dickoya and Norton-bridge have been filled to capacity. People living
along river banks were also evacuated to safer areas due to the threat
of floods.
The rains have damaged roads and also caused earthslips. Many estates
also recorded poor attendance. |
