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Balagolla

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Country
  
Sri Lanka

Province
  
Central Province

District
  
Kandy

Time zone
  
Sri Lanka Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

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