Mawanella Historical Brick Bridge (2018)
Mawanella boasts of the oldest operational Brick Bridge of Sri Lanka. Though examples of bridges built thousands of years ago still exists, recent history of building bridges in Sri Lanka started during the British Period. The British who developed tea and coffee as the primary plantation industries in the hill country in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) the need for a road network to transport goods was arisen. As a result the British commissioned to build the Colombo–Kandy road in early 1800’s.
The Construction of the road began in 1820 under the orders of the British Governor of Ceylon, Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton. Construction was carried out by Captain William Francis Dawson—who didn’t live to see the completion of the road and whose memorial, Dawson Tower can be found at Kadugannawa. Five bridges had to be constructed with the road, one being the Arch Brick Bridge over the Maha Oya in Mawanella. The other four were the Ferry Bridge over Kelani Ganga, Arch Brick Bridge over Hingula Oya in Hingula, Pilimathalawa Bridge across Nanu Oya and Satin Bridge over Mahaweli Ganga in Peradeniya.
Of the five bridges, Mawanella Brick Bridge was completed during 1832–1833 and is the only bridge still being used for vehicular traffic. This 70 meter long bridge constructed with bricks consisting of 4 arches and has not been repaired since construction.
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Should you ever visit this place, you’re kindly requested to adhere to the following in order to save our Mother Nature (essentially Our Country) not only for the future generations but for the current one as well:
* Avoid careless/reckless/irresponsible/money-oriented/mega tour groups or organizers.
* Travel in smaller groups as Mother Nature can’t afford so many footprints at once.
* Minimize the use of polythene/plastic and do bring back if you have to take any with you.
* Don’t litter and even if it’ bio-degradable, please bring it back and dispose of the garbage properly and responsibly. Because no matter what it is, it will still be alien to that environment.
* Use reusable water bottles so that you don’t have to keep buying plastic ones. It’ll not only save you money but will help save nature massively.
* Remain quiet and vigilant. Don’t disturb the tranquility of the nature. Instead savor it.
* Try and bring if you spot any litter/garbage left behind by other careless travellers.
* Don’t light fires unnecessarily and do try to use portable cookers instead of using firewood when camping. The increase usage of firewood leads to more deforestation even at a smaller scale.
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* Don’t walk off the designated footpath.
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A night at the veranda of a Guesthouse at Kegalle. A former mansion originaly used by the famous Captain Dawson of the Royal Engineers of Ceylon, as a base for his work in the area when he supervised the construction of the road from Colombo to Kandy. Today a Guesthouse which remained in the colonial era style. Plain rooms, starting from 10 usd or so... Has a restaurant, too with waiters dressed in white. About Kegalle: Kegalle, කෑගල්ල, is a town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It is located on the Colombo - Kandy road. Its 48 miles/78 km away from Colombo and 24 Miles/40 km away from Kandy. It is the Capital City of the Kegalle District which is one of the two districts belonging to Sabaragamuwa province the other being Ratnapura District. According to the 2001 census Kegalle has a population of 86,581.The town itself is located close to the centre of Sri Lanka and is located at the bottom of a steep rock face. The town has four leading schools namely: St. Mary's College, St. Joseph Girls School, Kegalu vidyalaya and Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya. The town has a junior technical college too. The surrounding area produces graphite, precious stones and agricultural products such as rice. Kegalle has an agricultural based economy and mainly produces rubber. Nearby is the Pinnawala elephant orphanage which is a major tourist attraction.A zoological garden is proposed near the existing elephant orphanage in Pinnawala. There are nine administrative areas in Kegalle.District of Kegalle, situated in between the central highlands and western southern planes and has an enchanting environment. Height of the western region is less than 500 feet from the sea level while eastern region exceeds 1000 feet. Rubber cultivation has stretched over most of the area of the District and minor export crops such as coffee, cocoa, pepper, clove and nutmeg takes an important place in the economy of the District. Sri Lanka's best graphite mine is situated at Bogala in Kegalle District. The extent of the District is 1692.8 km2 (169,280 in hectares).
About Captain Dawson: Captain William Francis Dawson (born ???? - died March 29, 1829) was a prominent road builder in British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka).[1]. An Engineer attached to the Royal Engineers, he was given the task of building the Colombo - Kandy Road linking Colombo and Kandy. The job took its toll on Dawson, who died be for it was completed. It would be the first modern highway in the island. In the memory of Captain Dawson, the Dawson Tower was erected at Kadugannawa in the Kadugannawa Pass.[2] (Wikipedia)
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The principal source for the early history of Sri Lanka is the Mahavamsa (Great Chronicle), written by Buddhist monks in 500 AD. It provides a legendary account of the first Sinhalese ruler in the 5th century BC and documents the rise and fall of successive Buddhist kingdoms. Later Sinhalese history is chronicled in the Dipavamsa (Lesser Chronicle), completed in the late 1700s AD.
In 377 BC the Sinhalese established Anuradhapura as the capital of their kingdom. In 250 BC Sinhalese King Devanampiya Tissa converted to Buddhism during a missionary visit by Mahinda, son of Indian emperor Ashoka. The Sinhalese monarch became a powerful patron of Buddhism, firmly establishing it as the official religion of his kingdom. By the 1st century AD, the Sinhalese had built several large-scale irrigation works that included a complex system of dams, reservoirs, and canals. The irrigation works allowed them to cultivate rice and other crops on a grand scale in the dry north central plains, where Anuradhapura was centered.
Despite recurring invasions from south India, Sinhalese kings held sway over Anuradhapura for several centuries. In 1070 Sinhalese king Vijayabahu I drove the Cholas out of Sri Lanka and established a new capital at Polonnaruwa, about 80 km southeast of Anuradhapura. The kingdom prospered until about 1200, when it entered a period of decline marked by dynastic succession disputes, social and economic instability, and repeated invasions from south India. When the kingdom finally collapsed in the late 1200s, the Sinhalese abandoned their settlements in the north central plains and migrated to the southwest.
Sri Lanka was known to seafarers since ancient times. Maps that the Greek astronomer Ptolemy compiled in the 2nd century labeled the island Tabrobane. Arab seafarers called it Serendip. From as early as the 700s, Muslim traders called Moors established coastal trading communities in the island. Muslim communities began to claim a significant share of maritime trade in the Indian Ocean in the 1100s. From about the 1400s, European maps identified the island as Seylan, which was later anglicized to Ceylon.
When Europeans first came to the island of present-day Sri Lanka in the early 1500s, it was fragmented between three local polities: two Sinhalese kingdoms, centered in Kotte in the southwest and Kandy in the central highlands, and a Tamil kingdom centered in the Jaffna Peninsula. The Portuguese decided the island of present-day Sri Lanka, which they knew as Ceilao, was strategically important for dominating trade in the Indian Ocean. By 1619 they controlled all but the central highlands, where the Kingdom of Kandy successfully thwarted their attempts to seize control.
In the early 1600s the Dutch sought to wrest control of the maritime spice trade from Portugal. With the help of local leaders, the Dutch attacked Portuguese strongholds in the island, winning major victories in 1639 and 1640. The Portuguese surrendered their last stronghold at Jaffna in 1658. The Dutch developed a robust trade in cinnamon. In 1796 the British expelled the Dutch from the island. Ceylon, as it was known to the British, officially became the first British crown colony in 1802. Following several British military campaigns, the Kingdom of Kandy capitulated to British sovereignty in 1815.
During World War II Sri Lanka was an important base of operations in the Allied offensive against the Japanese and a major source of rubber, foodstuffs, and other materials vital to the war effort. Negotiations during and after the war between local leaders and British administrators resulted in the Ceylon Independence Act of 1947. Ceylon formally became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations on February 4, 1948.
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8th National Scout Jamboree Song - 2010
The Eighth National Scout Jamboree organized by the Sri Lanka Scouts Association commenced today on 27 December at the International Stadium in Eraminiyaya, Angunakolapelessa in Hambantota under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Chief Guest.
The President was received by the Chief Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Scouts Association Mr C.Batuwandala. Later he was escorted by a Scout and a guild guide in to the Jamboree and received the Guard of Honour by senior Scouts and Cadets. As the chief guest President Rajapaksa hoisted the Jamboree flag and made the announcement of the commencement of the 8th National Scout Jamboree in Hambantota.
Addressing the participants President Rajapaksa said that the aim of scouting is to train young children from the beginning in character building to become self-dependent and useful citizens and dedicate themselves for the society and country. The President further said that Sri Lanka’s future depends on the young generation and if they are happy, skillful, educated and properly disciplined the country would have a bright future.
Mr Shiras Sali, The Jamboree Organizer and Assistant Chief Commissioner (International) said that the closing ceremony will take place on 30th December. Around 15,000 Scouts from all districts have participated the event without ethnic, gender and religious differences and first time in the history 500 girl guides also joined this year Jamboree, he further added.
This year more than 650 Scouts representing Northern districts have participated in the Jamboree. It coincides with a special cycle parade “Yaalpanamen Magampurayata” by the Scouts from the North to the South organised by the Association from 19 December and ended today (27) with the opening ceremony of the National Jamboree, with the participation of the Chief Scout of Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapaksa. It started from Point Pedro in Jaffna and proceeded towards Angunakolapelessa via Vavuniya Kandy, Colombo, Matara and reached the eighth National Jamboree today to hand-over National Flag to Chief Scout, the President of Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka Scout Association will celebrate its centenary of scouting in 2012. Scouts Commissioner C. Batuwangala said this Jamboree would strengthen the Asia – Pacific Scouts Jamboree that is to be staged in Dambulla, Sri Lanka in next year.
Ministers Mahinda Amaraweera and Mervin Silva also participated the Jamboree opening ceremony.
All Ceylon Rally
1st All Ceylon Rally, Havelock Race Course, Colombo,1917
2nd All Ceylon Rally, Barracks,Kandy,1918
3rd All Ceylon Rally, Kandy,1919
4th All Ceylon Rally, Havelock Race Course,Colombo,1921 (Lord & Lady BP Arrivals)
5th All Ceylon Rally, Kandy,1922 (Eastern tour of the Prince of Wales 23 March 1922)
6th All Ceylon Rally, Colombo,1924 (Farewell Ceremony of The British Governor William Manning)
National Scout Jamboree
01. 1st National Scout Jamboree, Bullers Road,Colombo, 1952
02. 2nd National Scout Jamboree, Havelock Race Course, Colombo,1962
03. 3rd National Scout Jamboree, Harischandra Ground, Anuradhapura - 26 February to 4 March 1983
04. 4th National Scout Jamboree, Welagedara Ground, Kurunegala,1992
06. 6th National Scout Jamboree, Balapitiya, 2002
07. 7th National Scout Jamboree, Nuwara Eliya, 2006
08. 8th National Scout Jamboree, Angunakolapelessa, 2010
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10. 10th National Scout Jamboree Pending 2020 (Trincomalee or Batticaloa?)
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
The history of the Royal Botanic Gardens dates as far back as 1371 when King Wickramabahu III ascended the thrown and kept court at Peradeniya near Mahaweli river. Later, in the reign of King Kirti Sri from 1747 - 1780 King Rajadhi Rajasinghe resided therein, where a temporary residence was erected for him.
A vihare and dagaba were built in the reign of King Wimala Dhamma which was improved by Kind Rajadhi Rajasinghe. The vihare and dogaba were destroyed by the English when they occupied Kandy. The famous historical battle of Gannoruwa between Rajasinghe II and the Portuguese was fought on the Northern side of the river. A priest resided here till the Gardens were formed by Mr Alexandar Moon in 1821 six years after the final conquest of the Kandyan Kingdom.
In 1810 under the advice of Sir Joseph Banks a garden named Kew was opened in Slave island and Mr William Kerr was appointed as its Superintendent. In 1813 the garden was moved to Kalutara for the reception of economic plants which could be cultivated there on a larger scale than was possible at Slave island. Kerr died in 1814 and under the rule of his successor Mr Alexander Moon this Garden was finally moved to Peradeniya in 1821 as it was found to be favorable and better adapted for the proposed Botanic establishment. The transfer of exotics from the Kalutara Garden was made by successive Superintendents at least up to 1843.
During Moon's superintendent the opening of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, can be said to have commenced though at first only the South West portion of the Gardens was cleared and opened and it was mostly planted with cinnamon and coffee. Moon published his Catalogue of Ceylon Plants in 1824 in which was given the Botanical and native names of 1, 127 plants, indigenous to the island. After the appointment of Mr George Gardner in 1844 the institution started upon its more active independent and useful existence that it has since maintained. Only 40 acres of the 147 acres were in cultivation when Gardener took charge and the chief use made of the land was to grow jak, coconuts and vegetables for sale by the Government Agent in Kandy. Gardner effected many important improvements in the condition of the Gardens but his chief work was the exploration of the country for the collection and preparation of its flora. He died at Nuwara Eliya in 1849 and was succeeded by Dr Thwaites who for over 30 years maintained the Gardens in a high state of efficiency, added largely to our knowledge of the flora of the Colony and gave the establishment its worldwide reputation. Botanic Gardens at Hakgala was established in 1861 for introduction of Cinchona into the island and in 1876 Gampaha (Henarathgoda) Botanic Garden was started for the introduction of Rubber.
Thwaites was succeeded by Dr Henry Trimen, under whose rule and capable management the beauty and usefulness of the Gardens were very considerably advanced. He established the Museum of Economic Botany, opened branch Gardens at Badulla and Anuradhapura and began the publication of his work, The Flora of Ceylon which however was finished by Sir Joseph D. Hooker after Trimen's death in 1896. In 1896 Trimen was succeeded by Dr J.C. Willis and from that date a new extension of scientific work took place. In the early years work was mainly directed towards the introduction and acclimatization of useful and ornamental plants but in later years activities developed towards Economic, Botany and Agriculture and led to the development of the Department of Agriculture in 1912. Mr H.F. Macmillan who was appointed Curator in 1895, was made the Superintendent of Botanic Gardens in 1912 and Mr T.H. Parsons the Curator in 1914. During Macmillan's superintendent the Gardens were improved and extended and his great work a Hand Book of Tropical Planting and Gardening was published. Macmillan retired in 1925 and Mr T.H. Parsons continued as curator till 1945.
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