Influx of pilgrims cause heavy congestion on Nallathanniya-Sripada road

Heavy congestion has been reported along the Nallathanniya-Sripada Road due to the large number of pilgrims visiting the shrine during the long weekend, the Nallathanniya Police said.

 

They said that, due to the school holidays and the long weekend, a significant number of pilgrims have been visiting the shrine since last morning, leading to heavy congestion on the Nallathanniya-Sripada Road.

 

Currently, approximately one million pilgrims are visiting the shrine, and due to the severe congestion, they have had to wait in one place for nearly thirty minutes.

 

With all four Nallathanniya parking lots filled to capacity and the large number of buses carrying pilgrims continuing to arrive, many other vehicles have had to be parked along both sides of the Nallathanniya-Maskeliya Road up to Maussakelle.