Madukanda Wewa (Sinhala: මඩුකන්ද වැව) is a reservoir situated in Madukanda village in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. It is surrounded by Vavuniya Tank to the west and Mamaduwa Wewa to the north.
History
The Madukanda area is believed to be one of the places where the sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha was lodged on the journey from India to Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka during the reign of King Kitsirimeghavanna [(301-328 A.D.) Medhananda, 2003; Arumugam, 1969]. The historic Madukanda Viharaya is located near the tank.
The tank was restored in the 1886-1896 period (Arumugam, 1969).
The Tank
Madukanda Wewa is one of the tanks in the Parangi Aru River Basin. By the late 1960s, the tank's bund was 3,550 feet long and its storage capacity was 1,400 acre⋅feet while its water spread area was 270 acres at its full supply level (Arumugam, 1969). There was two spills, 50 feet and 46 feet long, on the left bank and another 146 feet long one on the right bank (Arumugam, 1969). The two sluices on the left and right banks had a diameter of 9 and 12 in (Arumugam, 1969). The catchment area is 4.25 square miles.
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References
Books
1) Arumugam, S., 1969. Water resources of Ceylon: its utilisation and development. Water Resources Board. p.302.
2) Medhananda, E., 2003. Pacheena passa - Uttara passa: Negenahira palata ha uturu palate Sinhala bauddha urumaya (In Sinhala). Dayawansa Jayakody & Company. Colombo. ISBN: 978-955-686-112-9. pp.391-394.