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Landslide warnings along your road

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Is the Colombo–Kandy 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 Alert level. Details for each option are below.

Option 1 via Warakapola, Kegalle

~2 h 50 min · 117 km · Highest warning: Alert

  • Passes through 3 divisions under a landslide warning at Alert level (29.5 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 5 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (47.9 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."
  • 3 steep-slope stretches (3.1 km) beside the road. 3 of them (3.1 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 divisionLevelFrom kmkm
Mawanella · KegalleAlert8811.6
Yatinuwara · KandyAlert9910.0
Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale · KandyAlert1097.9
Attanagalla · GampahaWatch359.5
Mirigama · GampahaWatch4510.0
Warakapola · KegalleWatch5014.0
Galigamuwa · KegalleWatch695.4
Kegalle · KegalleWatch749.0

Option 2 via Katunayake, Divulapitiya

~2 h 50 min · 145.2 km · Highest warning: Alert

  • Passes through 1 division under a landslide warning at Alert level (4.7 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 8 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (56.9 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."
  • 2 steep-slope stretches (0.8 km) beside the road. 2 of them (0.8 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 divisionLevelFrom kmkm
Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale · KandyAlert1404.7
Mirigama · GampahaWatch5411.9
Alawwa · KurunegalaWatch715.4
Polgahawela · KurunegalaWatch884.3
Mallawapitiya · KurunegalaWatch1043.9
Mawathagama · KurunegalaWatch10914.7
Pujapitiya · KandyWatch1230.7
Thumpane · KandyWatch1247.1
Harispattuwa · KandyWatch1318.9

Option 3 via Ekala, Veyangoda

~3 h 10 min · 140.4 km · Highest warning: Alert

  • Passes through 1 division under a landslide warning at Alert level (3.9 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 9 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (70.3 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."
  • 3 steep-slope stretches (2.1 km) beside the road. 3 of them (2.1 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 divisionLevelFrom kmkm
Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale · KandyAlert1373.9
Attanagalla · GampahaWatch414.7
Mirigama · GampahaWatch4720.1
Alawwa · KurunegalaWatch675.4
Polgahawela · KurunegalaWatch844.3
Mallawapitiya · KurunegalaWatch1003.9
Mawathagama · KurunegalaWatch10514.7
Pujapitiya · KandyWatch1190.7
Thumpane · KandyWatch1207.1
Harispattuwa · KandyWatch1279.4

Check again shortly before you travel. Bulletins are replaced as conditions change. Page generated Sat 26 Sept, 04:42.

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)

Emergency numbers

117Disaster Management Centre 119Police 1990Suwa Seriya ambulance