Ramboda

Ramboda
Ramboda
Village
	Ramboda Tunnel
	Ramboda
	Coordinates: 7°3′N 80°42′E / 7.050°N 80.700°E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Nuwara Eliya
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)

Ramboda is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.

The Ramboda Road Tunnel is currently the longest road tunnel in Sri Lanka and is situated on the A5 highway (Perandenyia - Nuwara Eliya Road),^[1] close to Ramboda falls. It is 225 m (738 ft) long, 7 m (23 ft) wide and 5.6 m (18 ft) high.^[1] Construction of the tunnel began in 2006, and it opened in February 2008. The tunnel cost Rs. 2,000M and was substantially funded by the Japanese Government.^[2] The 1,000 rupee banknote, issued 4 February 2011, features an artist's impression of the Ramboda tunnel, with the rock wall at the same location before construction.^[3]^[4]

The Wavenden Estate in Ramboda was the birthplace of the British Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fisher.^[5]^[6]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Rajanayaka, Suranga; Keeriyawatte, R. S. "Lanka's longest tunnel takes shape at Ramboda". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "President opens longest tunnel in Ramboda". Sunday Observer. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "New Currency Note Series of Central Bank of Sri Lanka". Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "Sri Lanka - 1,000 rupees". Banknote Museum. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Bacon, Admiral Sir Reginald Hugh (1929). The Life of Lord Fisher of Kilverstone. Vol. 1 & 2 (Facsimile edition (2007) ed.). New York: Doubleday. p. 3. ISBN 1-4325-9362-5Original edition published London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, October 1929{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ Mackay, Ruddock Findlay (1973). Fisher of Kilverstone. London: Oxford University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0198224099.