Sri Lanka, Nov. 27 -- Former senior professor of the Department of Geology at the University of Peradeniya, Athula Senarathna, has called for an immediate halt to human activities along the Kadugannawa slope, citing serious landslide risks. The warning comes in the wake of a recent landslide in Ganethenna.

Speaking to the media at the site, Senarathna highlighted unauthorized constructions for business expansion and the use of high-pressure water pipes for washing vehicles as key factors exacerbating instability. He urged that a wide area of about 400 acres along the railway and highway be closely monitored to minimize potential landslide hazards.

While the railway and bus routes are built on stable rock, he warned that landslides in un...