MASKELIYA PLANTATIONS PLC

AMPITTIAKANDE GROUP.

ESTATE INFORMATION.

Historical information.

This plantation was initially planted in Year 1880.

This estate consists of 09 divisions and the name of the divisions are as follows.
Ampittiakande     - Initially established.

Deaculla lower   - Deaculla Estate had been amalgamated-Period not known.This was a separate Estate.

Catton  -Division of Poonagala was amalgamated around in 1980.

Mahakande - Estate with 03 divisions such as Mahakande.

Malvern - Malvern was amalgamated in Year 2003.

Arhall  - Arhall was amalgamated in Year 2003.

Koslanda  - Koslanda Estate with 03 divisions such as Koslanda, Meeriyabedda, and Ambaragalla was amulgamated in April 2009.      

Meeriyabedda - ------------------do-----------------------

Ambaragalla  -  -------------------do-----------------------

Koslanda Estate and Factory was doing organic Tea till 31/03/2009 and now this has been converted as conventional tea.

The total cultivated extent of this estate is 489.08 HCT.



ELEVATION
Ampittiakande division-1219- 1524 Meters
Lower Division - 1067-1372 Meters
Catton Division - 1219- 1432 Meters
Factory- 1235 Meters
Mahakande 03 Divisions- 1061-1356 Meters
Koslanda 03 Divisions- 800 Meters






WEATHER


Ampittiakande get the monsoon of East/West.