What does a waterfall mean?Geologists have identified waterfalls as cascades of water streaming down mountain tops. They are created by meandering rivers on plateaus,by a divide on a rocky mountain or by rivers dropping steeply down from the top of a rocky surface, in to the sea.
The central hills in Sri Lanka with a panorama of mountain tops right round, provided the geographical and geological conditions for the creation of waterfalls.At least 272 waterfalls have been identifies in SriLanka. Among them, the tallest is Bambarakanda,790 feet in height. sabaragamuwa province alone has falls,according to records.Although these have been preserved over the ages,environmental problems created by man have caused many of them to disappear in recent times.It is the duty of everyone of us-young & old to protect and safeguard these national treasures.
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