Sri Lanka, July 6 -- The demolition of what is considered the largest rock mass to have collapsed on a roadway in Sri Lanka has commenced in the Lunugala 13 Kanuwa area (143 km post) along the Badulla-Chenkaladi A5 Road, officials said.

Executive Engineer (Badulla) of the Road Development Authority, S.S. Hennayake, said today (6) that removal operations are now underway to clear the large boulders that have blocked the stretch for nearly two years.

According to Hennayake, around 4,000 cubic metres of rock collapsed in the area in 2024, followed by a further 1,500 cubic metres in 2025, forming what he described as the largest known accumulation of fallen black rock mass obstructing a roadway in the country.

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