Claim: In the 20th century, the Seethawaka Botanical Garden, a plantation for rubber and tea at that time, was sold by the Land Reform Commission to Pannaagula.
Evidence: But most of the land area was abandoned on that time, which was taken over by the Land Reform Commission. The garden was established in 20th century as a plantation for Rubber and Tea, which was owned by a garden known as "Pannaagula".