BIA Airport (Katunayake) to Ohiya (Horton Plains) road: landslide warnings today

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Is the BIA Airport (Katunayake)–Ohiya (Horton Plains) road affected by landslide warnings today?

Yes. NBRO bulletin LEWM-25-09-2026-1600-10 lists DS divisions along this road under landslide warning, up to Evacuation level. Avoid travel on a route through an Evacuation-level area while the warning is active. Details for each option are below.

Option 1 via Kegalle, Gampola

~5 h 40 min · 198.9 km · Highest warning: Evacuation

Passes through 2 divisions under a landslide warning at Evacuation level (50.6 km of road). Avoid travel on this route while the warning is active. If you are already somewhere safe, stay there until the warning is lifted or lowered. NBRO advice: "Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 150 mm, if the rains continue, evacuate to a safe location to avoid the risk of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence."
Passes through 3 divisions under a landslide warning at Alert level (25.2 km of road). NBRO advice: "Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 100 mm, if the rains continue, be on alert on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cut failures and ground subsidence, being ready to evacuate to a safe location if the need arises."
Passes through 6 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (84.6 km of road). NBRO advice: "Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence."
13 steep-slope stretches (12.1 km) beside the road. 12 of them (11.2 km) are inside warned divisions: landslides and rockfalls are most likely there.
This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.

Warned DS division	Level	From km	km
Udapalatha · Kandy	Evacuation	100	22.6
Kothmale East · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	122	28.0
Mawanella · Kegalle	Alert	74	11.6
Yatinuwara · Kandy	Alert	86	2.6
Udunuwara · Kandy	Alert	89	11.0
Attanagalla · Gampaha	Watch	20	10.8
Mirigama · Gampaha	Watch	31	10.0
Warakapola · Kegalle	Watch	37	14.0
Galigamuwa · Kegalle	Watch	55	5.4
Kegalle · Kegalle	Watch	61	9.0
Nuwara Eliya · Nuwara Eliya	Watch	150	35.4

Option 2 via Ingiriya, Ratnapura

~6 h 20 min · 241.1 km · Highest warning: Alert

Passes through 1 division under a landslide warning at Alert level (45.4 km of road). NBRO advice: "Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 100 mm, if the rains continue, be on alert on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cut failures and ground subsidence, being ready to evacuate to a safe location if the need arises."
Passes through 1 division under a landslide warning at Watch level (11.8 km of road). NBRO advice: "Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence."
14 steep-slope stretches (15 km) beside the road. 1 of them (0.8 km) is inside warned divisions: landslides and rockfalls are most likely there.
1.1 km of this route (e.g. Kandy city) can't be matched to a DS division, so there is no warning data for it. Check the bulletin for that area yourself.
This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.

Warned DS division	Level	From km	km
Ratnapura · Ratnapura	Alert	114	45.4
Ingiriya · Kalutara	Watch	76	11.8

Option 3 via Dehiowita, Nawalapitiya

~6 h 40 min · 226.3 km · Highest warning: Evacuation

Passes through 3 divisions under a landslide warning at Evacuation level (45.1 km of road). Avoid travel on this route while the warning is active. If you are already somewhere safe, stay there until the warning is lifted or lowered. NBRO advice: "Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 150 mm, if the rains continue, evacuate to a safe location to avoid the risk of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence."
Passes through 3 divisions under a landslide warning at Alert level (58.9 km of road). NBRO advice: "Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 100 mm, if the rains continue, be on alert on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cut failures and ground subsidence, being ready to evacuate to a safe location if the need arises."
Passes through 2 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (45.2 km of road). NBRO advice: "Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence."
17 steep-slope stretches (13.7 km) beside the road. 13 of them (9.8 km) are inside warned divisions: landslides and rockfalls are most likely there.
This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.

Warned DS division	Level	From km	km
Ambagamuwa · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	105	17.4
Pasbage Korale · Kandy	Evacuation	122	17.4
Kothmale West · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	140	10.3
Dehiovita · Kegalle	Alert	67	13.7
Yatiyanthota · Kegalle	Alert	80	24.7
Thalawakelle · Nuwara Eliya	Alert	150	20.5
Seethawaka · Colombo	Watch	45	21.1
Nuwara Eliya · Nuwara Eliya	Watch	170	24.1

Check again shortly before you travel. Bulletins are replaced as conditions change. Page generated Sat 26 Sept, 04:44.

NoticeNBRO · LEWM-25-09-2026-1600-10

Landslide early warning in forceNBRO bulletin LEWM-25-09-2026-1600-10, issued Fri 25 Sept, 16:00, valid until Sat 26 Sept, 16:00 · Source (PDF)

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