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Rainwater reservoirs were being constructed on the island as early as 300 BCE—there are assertions that Sorabora Wewa in Mahiyangana was constructed by the yaksha spirits before the theory postulated as the Indo-Aryan migration to the island [12] —and an estimated total of 30,000 tanks have been built over the history of Sri Lanka. [1] [12]
Irrigation tanks in Sri Lanka (7 P) Pages in category "Reservoirs in Sri Lanka" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Long after King Pandukabhaya, King Parākramabāhu I had many tanks built, with one large tank called Parakrama samudraya still providing significant water for agriculture. Many rulers of Sri Lanka contributed to the development and construction of tanks all over the Raja Rata, the northern part of the country. [2]
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The annual discharge of approximately 145,000,000 m 3 (5.1 × 10 9 cu ft) of water from the power station is distributed out via a 3,335 m (10,942 ft) cross-basin tailrace tunnel for agriculture use on 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi) or existing land and 45 km 2 (17 sq mi) of new lands, including irrigation of 14 separate tanks.
Tissa Wewa is a reservoir in Tissamaharama, thought to have been constructed in the 3rd century BC, either by Mahanaga of Ruhuna or his successor Yatala Tissa of Ruhuna, in order to irrigate paddy lands and supply water to the flourishing city of Tissamaharama.
Minneriya tank [1] is a reservoir in Sri Lanka made by an old civilisation; the Anuradhapura Kingdom. King Mahasena ordered a dam build across the Minneriya River, which made the lake. The tank covered 4,670 acres (18.9 km 2). The Minneriya Tank was built by the great tank builder, King Mahasen (276–303) who ruled in Anuradhapura. [2]
Water from the reservoir is delivered to the power station via a single steel-lined tunnel with a length and diameter of 270 m (886 ft) and 6.2 m (20.3 ft) respectively. [1] The plant consists of two generators with a rated capacity of 63 MW each, powered by two francis turbines. The units were commissioned in August and September 1986 ...
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