Ferries in Sri Lanka

List of Ferries Western Province (The list is from Gazzette of 1954 and has all ferries for the country )

Diggala (Hirana West) to Hirana crosses Panadura Ganga/Kapu-Ela (now has a bridge)
	Diggala: From Old Galle Road, Keselwatta Junction Hirana from from Kidelpitiya near on Bandaragama-Kesbewa Road (map static) Chandra Wimalasiri on the Diggala Ferry, around 2003 There were three ferries that crossed the Kapu-Ela/Panadura Ganga. (see Google map) Indigaha Totupola Hirana/Diggala (now a bridge) Rukgaha Totupola /Aluthgama These are not your large ship like ferries in the West. The Diggala Ferry is just a little better than a raft of planks, and takes one vehicle at a time. There is a steel rope across the river and all the passenger pull on it to get raft/ferry across the river. The Nagadipa Ferry looks like the wood will crumble any moment. These seas though shallow have high wind. There is something that looks like cannon. No vehicles. (same with Delft ferry, however the Navy too runs a more upscale ferry. The Karaithivu Kayts ferry is about the best I have taken. Takes a few vehicles too. Short hop. The Kokilai Pulmoddai was a disaster. Loaded the tuk tuk and it almost sank. Hurriedly got it off and did the 30+ km detour.
Egoda Uyana to Gorakapola/Henamulla crosses Panadura Ganga
	Egoda Uyana: From New Galle Road side Gorakapola: From Old Galle Road 14th and 15th Mile post
Indigahaotupola to Paragastota (crosses Kapu-Ela) (see Google map)
	Kapu-Ela referrs to the canal and waterway connecting the main Bolgoda Lake to Lower Bolgoda Lake (south of Bandaragama, East of Wadduwa) and to the Kalu Ganga (note there is another Kapu-Ela near Galle).
Rukhaha Totupola to Aluthgama (crosses Kapu-Ela) (see Google map)
	Kapu-Ela referrs to the canal and waterway connecting the main Bolgoda Lake to Lower Bolgoda Lake (south of Bandaragama, East of Wadduwa) and to the Kalu Ganga (note there is another Kapu-Ela near Galle).
Anguruwatota to Kalawellawa*
	Anguruwatota: Kalawellawa:On the road from Nagoda to Horana via Mahagama, near the 21 1/4 mile-post.
Naragala to Weralugastotupola across Kalu-Ganga*
	Naragala, On the road from Nagoda to Horana via Mahagama, near the 33rd mile-post. Weralugastotupola (Foccester): On the road from Warakagoda to Govinna, at the 2.5 mile-post.
Molkawa across Kukule-Ganga
	Kirigalpotha Blog Link on this Ferry
Udugama to Kitulgahawatta*
	Udugama:, On the road from Leuwanduwa to Udugama, at the 10th mile-post. Kitulgahawatta: On the road from Alubomulla to Alutgama in Raigam Korale, at the 1 3/4 mile-post.
Pugoda-Hanwella (Kelani River)

Mutuwadiya to Mutwal (Modara) (now a Bridge)

* I am not sure of the exact location/directions. Here is a map of the area. B224 is the Nagoda Horana Road. I am pretty sure the Horana, Matugama road does not have a Ferry on it, as I have driven often enough on it.

PDF file of Ferries in Sri Lanka Gazzette from 1954

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