Ohiya village is one of highest
village of Badulla district Sri Lanka which is situated at Welimada
electorate. Ohiya village is coolest village of Badulla district and which is
high 1774m above sea level. Ohiya village famous for railway and this village
situated on the way of Horton plains. Normal temperature of Ohiya is less
than 12 Celsius.
From Alawathugoda village to Ohiya way you can see the special mountain
called
Rahangala. Pass the
Rahangala mountain when you should travel through eucalyptus mountain and you
come nice place Ohiya. Ohiya railway station is between
Pattipola station and
Idalgashina station. Five years before there is a short cut to travel
Horton plains from
Ohiya although to Protect the nature short cut was closed. In now we should
travel it via normal way. There is 5-6km to Horton plains from Ohiya.
When you travel to Horton plains from Ohiya after 3 km you meet
another way to left side. you can go to
Bambarakanda waterfall
from this way via Udaweria estate and one of beautiful places called hill
Safari. Pass the Udaweria junction you can meet tiny
Worlds end. Some thing that hare is normal
waterfall. But real waterfall is on the Horton plains and this place seems
Worlds end.
In Ohiya to Idalgashinna railway there are 13 railway tunnel to through. It's
highest tunnels which has between nearest two railway stations. In Ohiya to
Pattipola road there are 4 rail way tunnels and 1deep and nice railway
bridge. One of tunnel is
tunnel 18 of Pattipola
which is 3rd Longest and dark tunnel.
You
can see fine trees only Ohiya place and you can see every type of Eucalyptus
trees in Ohiya place.
Nature
is not ours. We must protect Nature to see future generation.
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Way To Travel this :
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Bandarawela
------> Welimada ---->-
Boralanda ----- > Ohiya |