Sunday, January 3, 2016

At the water diversion construction site. Kurundu Ella, Deraniyagala, Sri Lanka.

The water outlet leading to the steel pipes


The concrete canal made to carry the water from the bottom of the water fall


Saturday, January 2, 2016

Water diversion to power a turbine, 'Kurundu Ella', Walapane, Sri Lanka.

The road to the diversion site
Steel pipes awaiting assembly
Make-shift rope-way to carry the steel tubes into the valley for assembly
The turbine is situated further down stream at Walapane.

Friday, January 1, 2016

At last a sight of Kurundu Oya waterfalls, Walapane, Sri Lanka.

Looking back over the road traversed so far clearing a gap in the hills.
The cobbled access road
Going down hill on the other side of the mountain

The 'Kurundu Ella' from a distance.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

The climb up the mountain from the 'Saama Chaithya', Walapane, Sri Lanka.





The climb up from the 'Saama Chaithya', Walapane, to see the Kurundu Oya waterfall took us on a steep climb by four-wheel drive on this route.