🛑 Nuwara Eliya Access Roads Open, But Misinformation Hurting Tourism! 🛑

A Nuwara Eliya resident highlights the severe impact of recent cyclone damage on tourism, urging immediate action despite roads being accessible. • Road Status: While the Kandy-Gampola-Ramboda-Nuwara Eliya road is heavily affected, several routes are now open and operational for all vehicle types: • Colombo-Nuwara Eliya: Wadawata - Kirindiwela - Ruwanwella - Ginigathhena - Hatton route. Kaduwela - Avissawella road also accessible. • Matale-Nuwara Eliya: Kandy – Gampola – Kothmale – Nawalapitiya via Hatton. • Ella-Nuwara Eliya: Via Ohiya, with Horton Plains admission fee currently omitted. • Tourism Crisis: Many Nuwara Eliya bookings were cancelled due to misinformation about road closures. Drivers and tour operators are refusing travel, severely impacting local businesses already hit hard by the cyclone. • Urgent Appeal: A plea for daily official government communiques on road accessibility to Nuwara Eliya from key locations (Colombo, Kandy, Ella) to counter misinformation and save the struggling tourism sector.