The town is the centre of traditional gemstone mining[1][2] and rubber plantations.[3]Ekanite, a rare radioactivegemstone, was first discovered in Eheliyagoda in 1953 by F. L. D. Ekanayake.[4][5]
In 2018 Eheliyagoda was identified as a priority town, to be developed under the Small and Medium Town Development Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development. Proposed improvements under the programme include a public fair and play grounds.[6]
Eheliyagoda Dharmapala National College(Est. 1926)
Religion
The main temples in the town are:
Pushparama Purana Viharaya
Madarasinharama Temple
Mahara Purana Viharaya
Sri Nagarukkarama Maha Viharaya
Ambanoluwa Rajamaha Viharaya
References
^"Gemstone Mining Areas". National Gem and Jewellery Authority (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^The Geology of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). National Museumes of Sri lanka. 1984. p. 243.
^Dissanayake, D. M. A. P.; Gunaratne, P. K. K. S.; Wijesuriya, W. (2016). "Sri Lanka Journal of Food and Agriculture". Evaluation of Farmer Awareness on Rubber Cultivation and Production Technologies in Major Rubber-growing Areas of Sri Lanka. ISSN2424-6913.
^O’Donoghue, Michael (2012). Gemstones. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 191. ISBN9789400911918.