Although it remains a large single waterfall, today the waterfall falls down into two parts with an interval of about 50 meters. It is an interesting story about how Miyan Falls, which used to be a large waterfall, turned into two smaller waterfalls. After the last Kingdom of Sri Lanka surrendered to Britain, they started building a railway line from Colombo to Kandy. The section of the railway between Polgahawela and Kandy was built in the mid-1800s. Also, the construction of the railway line through Alagalla Miyan Falls Ella Maha Ella was a challenging task.
To cross the meeyan Ella, the British had to build a 1000 feet tunnel through the Ellagalla rock. Realizing that this was a huge task, they looked for alternatives. The final decision of the British was to block the top of the waterfall and cut two deep holes in the rock so that the water falls into two small waterfalls. It is the second longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka and the longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka is the Singimalay Tunnel at 1865 feet (558 m).
Past flavors associated with meeyan Ella
"Grandma's rice dish" is a word that we often use, but if you think that you don't know much about its meaning, you will understand that I am right if you read this. On a heavy raining day, the water in this Meyen Falls has increased and water has hit the railway. So a train carrying rice from Colombo rolled down the hill along with both the waterway and the railway while passing through here. It is too expensive to collect the fallen rice, so they have not been opened. The people of the village have also collected rice for the competition. Because the rice was mixed with soil, the rice has also fallen. So, when the young people of the village go to help their grandmothers to harvest rice, they say that they are going to harvest rice for their grandmother. This saying became famous and now many people always call grandma Hal Garapang.
How to reach Meeyan Ella?
You can reach Meeyan Ella Waterfall from Ulakotte railway station. While traveling 275 meters along the railway line, Welivita came across Sangharaja Cave, a small cave where Sri Sarankara Thero used to live. After another 225 meters along the railway line, the tunnel can be taken. If you want to explore the subway, it is essential to talk to the train staff at Ulakotte and know the timings of the trains. Meeting a train in the 400 meter long tunnel can be a fatal accident.
Parallel to the railway tunnel you will find the old railway line running along the cliff of Alagalla rock. After going about 150 meters along this road, you will find the waterfall. Dressing appropriately before crossing this path will make the journey easier as this path is full of mana trees. The tunnel is constantly wet due to the flow of the Rat Falls waterfall. After about 75 meters you will find a large hole in the left wall. It is said that this hole was used to remove debris during tunneling. Now fresh air passes through this hole tunnel.
Another thing is that for people who want to take a bath, after going 100m from the station to the right side, there is a small pool with cold, healthy water. You can take a bath there. No. Don't come to that beautiful place after drinking sweet drinks and partying and leaving bottles and garbage there.
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