Hurulu Wewa is an ancient reservoir situated in Anuradhapura. It is said to have been constructed by King Mahasena in the 3rd century A.D.
Hurulu Wewa (Anuradhapura) H urulu Wewa (Sinhala: හුරුළු වැව) is an ancient reservoir situated in Galenbindunuwewa Divisional Secretariat in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History The ancient Challura-vapi, also called Suralla or Surulu, is present Hurulu Wewa (Nicholas, 1963). It is said to have been constructed by King Mahasena (275-301 A.D.) to provide an assured supply of water to paddy and other crops (Amarasinghe et al., 2021; Arumugam, 1969; Nicholas, 1963; Silva, 2015). However, it was later ascribed to King Dhatusena [(455-473 A.D.) Nicholas, 1963]. The restoration work of the present tank was commenced in 1949 (Arumugam, 1969; Silva, 2015). However, the dam was breached due to the flood in December 1957 (Arumugam, 1969; Silva, 2015). It was restored again in 1958 (Arumugam, 1969). Under the Mahaweli Development Project , the tank was augmented by constructing a feeder canal (Amarasinghe et al., 2021). You may want to read these posts : Bowatenna Reservoir Kiwlekada Wewa The Reservoir The reservoir is located…
