visitkandysrilanka.com

Kandy Perahera commences on Aug. 10

// August 7th, 2010 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

By J.A.L. Jayasinghe

The Kandy  Esala Perahera will commence on August 10 with the four Devalas as important cornerstones.

The first “Kumbal Perahera” will parade the streets on August 15 at 7.30 p.m. along Dalada Veediya, entering D.S. Senanayake Veediya turning from Queens Hotel on to Temple Road, Colombo Veediya, Yatiyana Veediya and Queens Veediya and would enter the temple of the sacred tooth relic.  The second Kumbal Perahera on August 16 will parade through Dalada Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya and Rajina Veediya and enter the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. The third Kumbal Perahera on August 17 will parade Dalada Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya, Colombo Veediya, Kotugodella Veediya and Rajina Veediya and enter the temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

The fourth Kumbal Perahera on August 18 will leave the Temple of the Tooth Relic and parade through Dalada Veediya, Kotugodella Veediya and through Raja Veediya and enter the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic.

The fifth Kumbal Perahera on August 19 will parade Dalada Veediya, Wewa Addara Veediya, Yatinuwara Veediya, Raja Veediya and enter the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic.

The first Randoli Perahera will commence on  August 20 and parade Dalada Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya, Pansala Veediya, Deva Veediya, Colombo Veediya, Kotugodella Veediya, Haras Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya and Raja Veediya and enter the temple of the Tooth Relic.

The second Randoli Perahera on August 21 will parade Dalada Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya, Colombo Veediya, Yatinuwara Veediya and proceed along Raja Veediya and would enter the Temple of the Tooth Relic.

The third Randoli on August 22 will Parade Dalada Veediya, Kotugodella Veediya, Colombo, Yatinuwara Veediya, Kumara Veediya, Haras Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya and along Raja Veediya and enter the temple of the Tooth Relic.

The fourth Randoli Perahera on  August 23 will Parade Dalada Veediya, Yatinuwara Veediya, Haras Veediya, Kotugodella Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya and along Raja Veediya and enter the temple of the Tooth Relic.

The final Parade of the Randoli Perahera on  August 24 will parade Dalada Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya and along Raja Veediya  and enter the Temple of the Tooth Relic.

With the Day Perahera on  August 25, the Dalada Perahera will be concluded.

The Day Perahera will parade through Dalada Veediya, Kotugodella Veediya, Kande Veediya, D.S. Senanayake Veediya, Pansala Paara, Deva Veediya and Raja Veediya and enter the temple of the Tooth Relic.

[original publication]

Bookmark Kandy Sri Lanka

Peradeniya-Katugastota Urban Railway on the Way

// August 23rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

The Ceylon Government Railway (CGR) is taking steps to come to the rescue of the harassed road commuters of Kandy who spend hours in buses, vans and cars during rush hours to travel a few miles. CGR wants to provide an urban rapid transit train service initially between Peradeniya and Kandy with provision to extend the system to Katugastota, Gampola and Kadugannawa depending on public demand for the service. A report on Kandy traffic congestion that the Kandy-based think tank Global Vision prepared with the assistance of The Asia Foundation made such a recommendation to the government last year. The researchers who based their recommendation partly on extensive public consultation of various stakeholders concluded that improvement of public transport was the most efficient and equitable solution to the Kandy traffic problem and that a commuter railway should be the top priority.

Director (Planning) of CGR Mr. S W Munasinghe told The Kandy News said that as a first step CGR is replacing the antiquated manually operated signals with colour lights on the track from Gampola to Katugastota and Peradeniya Junction to Kadugannawa. The Gelioya railway station has been rehabilitated and Pilimatalawa will be the next. The several bridges on the track are also being rehabilitated.

The Operations Manager of CGR Mr. G R P Chandrathilaka told The Kandy News that the longer term plan was to have parallel railway lines from Gampola to Kadugannawa and Gampola to Katugastota. The treasury has released funds for stage one of this project to construct a parallel line between Kandy and Peradeniya. The work is being held up by delay in acquiring lands along Gopallawa Mawatha on the northern side of the railway track currently occupied by private individuals. Almost all of it is railway land and the occupants have no legal claims to it. CGR is taking legal action to compel them to vacate but the legal process is protracted.

The Deputy Director General of the UDA Mrs. Janaki Hettiarachchi who is assisting the CGR says that there are about one hundred households that are affected. Some are willing to move their houses back to provide the required land for the new track and another group is willing to relocate if an equally good location could be found.

[Credit]

Bookmark Kandy Sri Lanka