Balagolla ( si, බලගොල්ල, Balagolla, ta, பலகொல்ல, Palakolla) is a small village in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

about away from the city of Kandy. Balagolla is located in

Kandy District Kandy District ( si, මහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ta, கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a Districts of Sri Lanka, district of the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1 ...

in Sri Lanka's Central Province.

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 The Mahaweli Development program ( si, මහවැලි සංවර්ධන වැඩසටහන) is known as the largest multipurpose national development program in the history of Sri Lanka and is also considered as the keystone of the govern ...

(AMDP), displaced people of

Teldeniya Teldeniya( තෙල්දෙණිය) was a town in Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. But now it is only for a name, because it was submerged during construction of the Victoria Dam. See also *List of towns in Central Prov ...

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

Balagolla is located in Dumbara Valley of Sri Lanka. The

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, ( si, පල්ලෙකැලේ ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගනය, ta, பல்லேகல சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட� ...

is situated in Balagolla.

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References

Populated places in Central Province, Sri Lanka Populated places established in 1983 {{CentralLK-geo-stub