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Parakrama Samudra (or King Parakrama's sea or the Sea of King Parakrama) is a shallow reservoir (), consisting of five separate wewa (reservoirs) (thopa, dumbutulu, erabadu, bhu, kalahagala tanks) connected by narrow channels in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
Parakrama Samudra, an ancient reservoir in Polonnaruwa. Moat surrounding Sigiriya.. The irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka were some of the most complex irrigation systems of the ancient world.
Kantale Reservoir The Kantale Dam ( Sinhala : කන්තලේ වැව , romanized: Kantaḷe Wewa , Tamil : கந்தளாய் அணை , romanized: Kantaḷāy Aṇai ) is a large embankment dam built in Kantale, Trincomalee District , Sri Lanka.
Hydroelectricity accounts for nearly half of the installed power capacity of Sri Lanka. The following page lists most dams in Sri Lanka.Most of these dams are governed by the Mahaweli Authority, while the Ceylon Electricity Board operates dams used for hydroelectric power generation.
Largest artificial reservoir, Parakrama Samudra was built in Polonnaruwa Kingdom by King Parakramabahu I (1153–1186). There are no natural lakes in Sri Lanka, but there are numerous ancient irrigation tanks mainly scattered in the low land dry zone. Typical irrigation tanks include Parakrama Samudra, Kala Wewa, Minneriya Wewa" and Tissa Wewa.
The statue, which is located to the north of the city of Polonnaruwa, is situated near the eastern bank of the Parakrama Samudraa reservoir. This reservoir was actually built by Parakramabahu I himself. [1] You can find the statue approximately 100 metres (330 ft) north of the ancient Potgul Vehera monastery. [2]
The park is declared mainly to protect the drainage basin of Parakrama Samudra. [1] Angammedilla also secures the drainage basins of Minneriya and Girithale irrigation tanks , water sources in Sudu Kanda (Sinhala for "White hill") and habitats and wildlife of the adjacent forests.
A catchment site within the system is referred to as a wewa (වැව) in Sinhala, and this term is translated into English as "tank". [7]These tanks are connected in a series, referred to as a cascade, so that an ephemeral waterflow can be used, stored for future use, or conveyed elsewhere. [7]