Senanayake Samudraya is a reservoir in Ampara/Monaragala Districts. It was built in the 1940s when a dam was constructed across the Gal Oya River.
Senanayake Samudraya S enanayake Samudraya , also known as Inginiyagala Reservoir or Gal Oya Dam (Sinhala: සේනානායක සමුද්රය, ඉඟිනියාගල ජලාශය; Tamil: கல் ஓயா அணை), is a reservoir located in Inginiyagala in Ampara/Monaragala Districts, Sri Lanka. This reservoir was built in the 1940s when a dam was constructed across the Gal Oya River (Fernando et al., 2015). At present, it is the largest reservoir in the country (Fernando et al., 2015). The Galoya National Park is located around the Senanayake Reservoir. History The possibility of constructing a large reservoir in the Inginiyagala area was first identified in the 1930s by J.S. Kennedy, a British Director of Irrigation (Wijesundera, 2006). After many inspections and other planning processes the construction works of the reservoir was commenced in March 1949 (Wijesundera, 2006). The Morrison–Knudsen International Inc of California, an international firm of contractors, was awarded the contract (Wijesundera, 2006). Providing water for irrigation, controlling flo…
