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Nov 29, Colombo: Senior geologist Dr Wilbert Kehelpannala warned people in Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya and Badulla of risk of possible landslides due to the present inter monsoon rains and the North East monsoon rains expected in late December.
He warned the residents in the areas with slopes to be alert as slopes on roads and hills could buckle with the rain.
Dr Kehelpannala emphasized that several areas along the roads in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts are at a greater risk.
Kandy-Nuwara Eliya road through Gampola, Kandy-Colombo road, Pinga oya area in Kandy-Katugastota road, Kandy-Badulla road (Mahaweli Raja Mawatha), Kadugannawa area along the Kandy-Colombo and the Kandy-Nuwara Eliya road through Rikillagaskada have been identified as landslides prone areas.
"A possible disaster can be minimized if the authorities take steps to make the public aware of lurking danger," the geologist cautioned.
Dr. Kehelpannala said that unstable areas along the Kandy railway line have the similar risk of possible landslides and pointed out the necessity of conducting surveys in risky areas by the Railway Department.
"A dangerous landslide will take place in case heavy rain (between 250-300 mm) continually fell on these unstable areas for a period of 15 hours. Since the areas which faced landslides earlier take a long time to become stable, recurrence is possible," the expert warned.
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