Mahakanadarawa Wewa is an ancient reservoir in Sri Lanka, built by King Mahasena and later restored, used for irrigation and wildlife conservation.
Mahakanadarawa Wewa | Ancient Kanadiyadora Tank Mahakanadarawa Wewa (Sinhala: මහකනදරාව වැව) is a reservoir situated close to the Mihintale urban area in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History
This has been identified as the ancient Kanadiyadora or Khanu-vapi tank constructed by King Mahasena (276-303 A.D.) of Anuradhapura (Arumugam, 1969; Fernando, 1980). It was started to be known as Maha Kanadara Wewa when a feeder channel was built to it during the reign of King Sena II [853-887 A.D.) Arumugam, 1969]. The tank was repaired, restored and improved during the reigns of King Vijayabahu I (1055-1110 A.D.) and King Parakramabahu I [(1153-1186 A.D.) Arumugam, 1969]. The present tank was restored in 1958 (Arumugam, 1969). It was declared in 1966 as one of the Wildlife Sanctuaries under the Department of Wildlife Conservation (Wickramasinghe et al., 2021). The reservoir The reservoir has been constructed by damming the Kanadara Oya, a tributary of Malwathu Oya (Arumugam, 1969; Wickramasinghe et al., 2021). The embankment is 2.8 km long …
