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Rain clouds over a tank in Sri Lanka The tank cascade system ( Sinhala : එල්ලංගාව , romanized: ellaṅgāva ) is an ancient irrigation system spanning the island of Sri Lanka . It is a network of thousands of small irrigation tanks ( Sinhala : වැව , romanized: wewa ) draining to large reservoirs that store rainwater and ...
By the late 1960s the tank's bund was 2 mi (3 km) long and 24 ft (7 m) high whilst the tank's storage capacity was 35,300 acre⋅ft (43,541,909 m 3) and its water spread area was 3,150 acres (1,275 ha). [2] There was a 500 ft (152 m) spill on the left bank and two spills on the right bank - 1,200 ft (366 m) and 700 ft (213 m). [2]
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 ]
[1] [7] The tank is now known as Kattukarai Kulam in Tamil. [9] Responsibility for the tank passed from the Public Works Department to the Department of Irrigation in 1900. [10] By the late 1960s the tank's bund was 4.5 mi (7 km) long and 10 ft 4 in (3 m) high whilst the tank's storage capacity was 26,600 acre⋅ft (32,810,617 m 3) and its ...
The tank was created by joining up two low lying swamps of the Kanakarayan Aru. [4] Construction was carried out manually and the labourers were housed in a new colony - present day Kilinochchi. [2] [3] The tank cost Rs. 194,000 to construct. [2] The tank's name was derived from the Tamil words for two (iranai) and pond (madu). [4]
One of the oldest tanks in Sri Lanka, the Kantale Tank gives water to a vast area for paddy [7] and sugar cane plantations [8] as well as for human consumption in Trincomalee and the adjoining areas. See also
Restoration of the tank, which had a catchment area of 66 sq mi (171 km 2), commenced in 1959. [ 2 ] By the late 1960s the tank's bund was 5,850 ft (1,783 m) long and 27 ft (8 m) high whilst the tank's storage capacity was 41,000 acre⋅ft (50,572,755 m 3 ) and its water spread area was 3,100 acres (1,255 ha). [ 2 ]
The province consists two districts, Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura; the Anuradhapura district is the largest district in Sri Lanka by area. The province has a semi-arid climate and most forests situated in the province are Sri Lankan dry-zone dry evergreen forests. The province is also referred to as Wew Bendi Rajje due to the sheer amount of ...