Inginimitiya Reservoir Inginimitiya Reservoir (Sinhala: ඉඟිණිමිටිය ජලාශය) is an irrigation reservoir located in North-Western Province, Sri Lanka. The reservoir is situated in the Galgamuwa electorate in the Kurunegala District and its irrigation command area is located in Anamaduwa and Nawagattegama electorates in the Puttalam District (Gnanadasa, 2010). Inginimitiya irrigation system
Inginimitiya is a major irrigation project in the Mi Oya River basin carried out by the Irrigation Department with aid from the Japanese Government (Gnanadasa, 2010). It has been constructed on the site of a village tank which is believed to have existed for several centuries (IIMI).
The feasibility study for the Ingnimitiya project was carried out in 1977, by the Japan International Cooperation Agency [(JICA) IIMI]. In the next year, 1978, the loan agreement was signed between the Sri Lanka Government and the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund of Japan (IIMI). The construction of the Inginimitiya dam and irrigation canal syst…