Srilanka, Feb. 5 -- The Sinharaja Forest, spread across the districts of Ratnapura, Galle, and Matara, covers an area of 11,187 hectares. There are 22 villages surrounding this forest, and Lankagama, one of them, is located in the Galle district at an altitude of 827 feet above sea level. In the past, there were considerable discussions about expanding and modernising the existing road from Lankagama to Neluwa. This road passes through Lankagama, Kolonkotuwa, Warukandeniya, Madugeta and Hathpitiya before reaching Neluwa. It begins near Brahmana Ella in Sinharaja and runs for about 1.1 kilometres along the Sinharaja border. The total distance from Lankagama to Neluwa is 18 kilometres.

Lankagama has also been designated as an eco-tourism ...