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Balagolla(Sinhala:බලගොල්ල; Tamil:பலகொல்ல) is a small village in Sri Lanka about 10 kilometers away from Kandy town. Balagolla belongs to Kandy administrative district in Central Province.
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Map of Balagolla, Sri Lanka
History
Originally, Balagolla area was a coffee and cocoa plantation in the times of British occupation in Kandy. As a result of the construction of Victoria Dam under Accelerated Mahaweli Development Programme (AMDP), displaced people of Teldeniya and Kundasale were settled in Balagolla area in the early 1980s.
Establishment
This village was established in 1983 as a resettlement land for the families who lost their lands due to Mahaweli Development Scheme
Geography
Located in Dumbara Valley of Sri Lanka
References
Balagolla Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA