last week i have been in sinharaja rain forset, but minus rain. according to my memory it was the driest seson since 1979. when you travel from kudawa base station towards entrance barrier its like you are walking on dry zone landscape. first bridge and the stream we know as "koskulana ganga" is not very bad. but water level is very low. then you turn towards the buffer zone , first stream you come a cross is "dorana ella". though name imply the fast flowing rapid what you see today is small tickle of water seeping under the million rupee bridge wide enough to the vehiculer traffic but only foot traffic permitted.when you go up all the small tributaries flowing down from the "mulawella" ridge is near non existent. most of the tree ferns wilted. ground vegetation dried out. until you pass the main entrance and go towards the "sinharaja" proper no real feeling of forest. even small stream near the research station "halmandiya dola" is almost dry.
"uturana dola" or overflowing stream is no longer overflowing. its sad. is it a result of global warming or result of local destruction???
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