Ramboda is a village in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. 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),
close to Ramboda falls. It is long, wide and high.
Construction of the tunnel began in 2006, and it opened in February 2008. The tunnel cost
Rs.
Rupee is the common name for the currencies of
India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, and of former currencies of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (as the Gulf rupee), British East Africa, B ...
2,000M and was substantially funded by the Japanese Government. The 1,000 rupee
banknote
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Banknotes w ...
, issued 4 February 2011, features an artist's impression of the Ramboda tunnel, with the rock wall at the same location before construction.
The Wavenden Estate in Ramboda was the birthplace of the British
Admiral of the Fleet,
Lord Fisher
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, (25 January 1841 – 10 July 1920), commonly known as Jacky or Jackie Fisher, was a British Admiral of the Fleet. With more than sixty years in the Royal Navy, his efforts to reform the service helped t ...
.
See also
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List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
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References
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Populated places in Nuwara Eliya District
Road tunnels in Sri Lanka
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