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The Deduru Oya Dam is an embankment dam built across the Deduru River in Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka. Built in 2014, the primary purpose of the dam is to retain for irrigation purposes approximately a billion cubic metres of water, which would otherwise flow out to sea. Site studies of the dam began in 2006 and construction started in 2008.
Dissanayake was elected to parliament from the Kurunegala District from the UPFA and was appointed by President Kumaratunga as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation in the joint SLFP–JVP cabinet in February 2004. [22] During his tenure, he took over the maintenance of the Kandy Lake to the Irrigation Department and restored ...
Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The district is 4,812.7 km 2 (1,858.2 sq mi). It consists of thirty divisional secretariats, 1,610 grama niladari divisions and 4,476 villages.
Kurunegala is the largest city in the province and serves as a major commercial and administrative hub. Puttalam, located on the western coast, is known for its lagoon and salt production. The region has numerous archaeological sites, including the ancient rock fortress of Yapahuwa and the Panduwasnuwara ruins.
It is the third-level of government administration in Sri Lanka and is one of thirty divisional secretariats in the Kurunegala District. [2] [3] It administers 35 Grama Niladharis. [4] The Divisional Secretary's office is located on the Rambukkana-Katupitiya Road in Kobeigane.
Divisional Secretariats of Kurunegala District (1 C, 30 P) This page was last edited on 23 July 2017, at 16:44 (UTC). Text is ...
The reservoir facilitates supply of water to 6539 acres land for agriculture, including new land area of about 4600 acres. [1] [2] The idea for making reservoir in Inginimitiya has been proposed for the first time in Rajya manthrana sabha before 75 years ago in 1930s.
Giribawa Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Kurunegala District, of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The population was 31,412 at the 2012 Sri Lankan census. The population was 31,412 at the 2012 Sri Lankan census.