Galaha

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Galaha ( , ) is a small town located in Central Sri Lanka. Situated at an elevation of about , it is one of the first tea plantations in Sri Lanka, south of Kandy. And from Gampola town and from Deltota town. Presently it is administrated by Deltota Divisional secretariat and Patahewaheta Pradeshiya Sabha. Galaha is a mountain area with green hills and natural water sources. It is a cold and rainy area. A small river encircles, and provides sufficient water to the farmers, who cultivate paddy in this region. In Sri Lanka, this is one of the places, where step cultivation of paddy is done for the past several centuries. This town is surrounded by mountains, where topsoil is eroded due to the pounding rains and cultivation. And thus, reforestation program by the government, produced beautiful pine forests on them. There were several tea estates, once the profit making industry in this area, have vanished. The nearest tea factory, Galaha Group, one of the largest factories, located at the entrance to the town, abandoned and never restored. Natural minerals like Quarts and Mica are abundant in the surrounding mountains. As such there are no guest houses or lodging available in this town, however, there is a nice resort near Nillambe, a six km far. The town has a Vihara, a Hindu temple, a Mosque, and a Church. This town provides everything to its inhabitants.…

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