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.
Establishmentedit
This village was established in 1983 as a resettlement land for the families who lost their lands due to Mahaweli Development Scheme.[1]
balagolla, sinhala, බලග, romanized, tamil, பலக, romanized, palakolla, small, village, lanka, about, away, from, city, kandy, located, kandy, district, lanka, central, province, බලග, ලvillagecountrysri, lankaprovincecentral, provincedistrictkandytime, zoneutc, . Balagolla Sinhala බලග ල ල romanized Balagolla Tamil பலக ல ல romanized Palakolla is a small village in Sri Lanka about 10 km 6 2 mi away from the city of Kandy Balagolla is located in Kandy District in Sri Lanka s Central Province Balagolla බලග ල ලVillageCountrySri LankaProvinceCentral ProvinceDistrictKandyTime zoneUTC 5 30 Sri Lanka Standard Time Contents 1 History 2 Establishment 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 See also 6 External links 7 ReferencesHistory editOriginally 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 editThis village was established in 1983 as a resettlement land for the families who lost their lands due to Mahaweli Development Scheme 1 Geography editBalagolla is located in Dumbara Valley of Sri Lanka The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is situated in Balagolla Demographics editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 See also editList of towns in Central Province Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Civil WarExternal links editDepartment of Census and Statistics Sri LankaReferences edit Sri Lanka Mahawelli Authority nbsp This Central Province Sri Lanka location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balagolla amp oldid 1123396696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
