Senanayake Samudraya was built under the Gal Oya development project by damming the Gal Oya at Inginiyagala in 1950. (A Vaddha called Igini has come to the top of the rock on this isolated mountain and as a result of this the name Iginiyagala has been given.(Igini ආ Gala> Iginiyagala) This is said to be the first development project in the dry zone. Gal Oya National Park was established in 1954 and serves as the main catchment area for Senanayake Samudraya.
Crossing the Senanayake Samudraya by boat from Inginiyagala is an alternative method of accessing the National Park. Bird’s Island in the reservoir is an island used by birds for nesting. Where Gal Oya falls to the reservoir, water flows in a natural tunnel known as Makara Kata (Sinhalese for Dragon's mouth) or simply Makara.
The elevation of the park varies from 30 m to about 900 m. Danigala, Nilgala, and Ulpotha are the mountains of the park. Rain is received during the North-eastern monsoon with average annual rainfall of 1,700 millimetres (66.93 in).
amazing colour - have you processed or was it like this??? I know the area is really lovely but I have not really seen such colour.
ReplyDeleteeven if you did process - it lovely.