Another Soil Mound Above Castlereigh Reservoir Is Under Landslide Threat

Another Soil Mound along with two houses located above the Castlereigh Reservoir at Newweligama ,Norwood area are being  faced with a Landslide threat according to National Building Research Organization  (NBRO).

Residents of the two houses under Landslide threat had been evacuated from the houses and moved to their relatives houses according to reports.

Due to this situation authorities are now working to make recomm endations  to build an alternative road above the Landslide threat area after the Landslide threats are over  , to facilitate transport activities there .

Reconstruction work has already begun to develop an alternative road that  run across a Tea Estate above the Landslide area for the use of light vehicles.

The Hatton -Bagawanrhalawa-Balangoda-Maskeliya road which closed down temporarily due to the Landslide threat remains closed .