Pankandura Ella ( Minee Ella )
Photographer : Saman Wijesinghe |
| Height : |
9 metres |
| District : |
Badulla |
The fall is created by the Galpothawa River and is divided into three main
segments. The lowest is 9m in height and cascades downwards over a series of
steps in a spiral motion. It is also known as the 'Minee Falls' (Corpses Falls)
owing to the fact that the bodies of people who drown in the river above are
swept down by the torrent of water. In the surrounding woodland, kaduru (Strychnos
nux-vomica), palu (Manilkara hexandra), breadfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus),
liyan, badulla (Semicarpus obscura), milla (Viterx altissima) and goraka are
present.
Take the road from Sri Palabedde village towards Sri Pada and at the village of Balanoa, at the
entrance to Pankandura Tea Estate, the fall can be found. It is not easily accessible as it is an area of jungle covered in bamboo shoots, which has to be cleared.
Author & Publisher : Dharman Wickremaratne
Source : www.srilankanwaterfalls.org
Created on November 11, 2007
Updated
February 1, 2009
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