Galaha கலஹா is a small town located in the central Sri Lanka. Situated at an elevation of 700 m (approx.)
It is one of the first tea planted areas in Sri Lanka, 20 km south of Kandy. And 19 km from Gampola town and 5 km from Deltota town.
Galaha is a mountain area with green hills and natural water sources. It
is a cold and rainy area. A tiny river encircles, and provides
sufficient water to the farmers, who cultivate paddy in this region. In
Srilanka, this is one such place, where step cultivation of paddy is
done for the past several centuries.
This town provides everything to its inhabitants. There is a Petrol
station and a restaurant, opposite to each other. There also a well
maintained government Hospital. Economy of this place is depending on
the Middle East Employments, agriculture, government jobs and business.
Notable places near the town are Badrawathi Buddhist monk hospital,
temple and sacred mountain, Meditation center in Nillambe, Rosa
thiruwana rock, Belwood Saundarya nikethanaya, the 1st Tea estate of Sri
lanka the Loolkandura Estate, Forest and Sir James Taylor Tea museum,
and the Mountain reef.
This town is surrounded by mountains, whose top soil 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, are 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 / lodging available in this towm, however, there is a nice resort near Nillambe, a six km far.
This town has a Vihara, a Hindu temple, a Mosque, and a Church.
Presently administrated by Deltota Divisional secretariat and Patahewaheta Pradeshiya Sabah.
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