Is it the end of World’s End?

The original tracking road that leads to Baker’s fall and the World’s End is now being laid out with stone, writes Daily News reader Shehan de Alwis.

“You might not think it too bad an idea unless you really use it and see how much harder it is to walk on.

Adding to the discomfort is the fact that these stones are unevenly laid out unlike the old natural earth that was almost flawless. I don’t ever recall it being that slippery even on a rainy day. So why then do something so unwanted and destroy what is more natural and practical, replacing it with concrete and stone, killing the very beauty and reason nature lovers go there for,” he wrote.

“I appeal to whoever out there who could do something about it to let this construction go no further than it already has, as a concreted floor is harder to reverse. Regret would be futile once what is being done gets done.

Rather why not invest that money in the patching up of the road to Horton Plains, which would be a wise choice.”

The road leading to Horton Plains from Ambewela was all broken and rugged. This has always been the case but patching up a few craters wouldn’t be that bad an idea. I must say the maintenance of the plains has to be given credit, for they have rescued the plains from its once disastrous state (this was at the beginning of its commercialisation) where shopping bags and empty rice packets (rice parcels) were flying around everywhere.

“This was also a time that Horton Plains had more crows than the whole of Colombo put together.

My hats off with many a thanks to the Wildlife Protection Unit on this great job. They are now as strict as could be, which probably is the only way to do it. Even a label on a plastic bottle is taken off before it is permitted to be taken through the second entrance.

“This would be after you are thoroughly searched for any unwanted articles such as lighters, pen knives and so on. No smoking beyond that point of course.”