Hatton to Dambulla road: landslide warnings today

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Is the Hatton–Dambulla 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 Madawala, Naula

~4 h 30 min · 155.7 km · Highest warning: Evacuation

Passes through 5 divisions under a landslide warning at Evacuation level (56.5 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 (20.7 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 3 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (20.5 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."
4 steep-slope stretches (4 km) beside the road. 4 of them (4 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
Norwood · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	0	12.3
Ambagamuwa · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	12	16.2
Pasbage Korale · Kandy	Evacuation	29	12.5
Ganga Ihala Korale · Kandy	Evacuation	41	7.1
Udapalatha · Kandy	Evacuation	48	8.4
Udunuwara · Kandy	Alert	57	15.4
Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale · Kandy	Alert	72	1.8
Yatinuwara · Kandy	Alert	73	3.5
Harispattuwa · Kandy	Watch	76	6.6
Pathadumbara · Kandy	Watch	84	12.4
Kundasale · Kandy	Watch	87	1.5

Option 2 via Galagedara, Mawathagama

~5 h · 167.8 km · Highest warning: Evacuation

Passes through 5 divisions under a landslide warning at Evacuation level (60.1 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 2 divisions under a landslide warning at Alert level (23.2 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 4 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (30.4 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."
8 steep-slope stretches (5.2 km) beside the road. 8 of them (5.2 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
Norwood · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	0	12.3
Ambagamuwa · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	12	16.2
Pasbage Korale · Kandy	Evacuation	29	12.5
Ganga Ihala Korale · Kandy	Evacuation	41	3.5
Udapalatha · Kandy	Evacuation	45	15.6
Udunuwara · Kandy	Alert	60	11.5
Yatinuwara · Kandy	Alert	72	11.7
Harispattuwa · Kandy	Watch	83	4.7
Thumpane · Kandy	Watch	88	7.1
Pujapitiya · Kandy	Watch	95	0.7
Mawathagama · Kurunegala	Watch	95	17.9

Option 3 via Kegalle, Polgahawela

~5 h 10 min · 188.4 km · Highest warning: Evacuation

Passes through 2 divisions under a landslide warning at Evacuation level (45.6 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 1 division under a landslide warning at Alert level (28.4 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 5 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (54 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."
12 steep-slope stretches (9.5 km) beside the road. 12 of them (9.5 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
Norwood · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	0	14.5
Ambagamuwa · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	15	31.1
Yatiyanthota · Kegalle	Alert	46	28.4
Bulathkohupitiya · Kegalle	Watch	69	5.7
Galigamuwa · Kegalle	Watch	80	22.7
Kegalle · Kegalle	Watch	97	4.1
Polgahawela · Kurunegala	Watch	109	14.2
Mallawapitiya · Kurunegala	Watch	132	7.3

Check again shortly before you travel. Bulletins are replaced as conditions change. Page generated Sat 26 Sept, 04:43.

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

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