Mamaduwa Wewa
Mamaduwa Wewa is a reservoir situated in Vavuniya District. It is identified as the ancient Mahida Wewa mentioned in slab inscription of King Sena II.
M amaduwa Wewa (Sinhala: මාමඩුව වැව) is a reservoir situated in Mamaduwa village in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. History Mamaduwa Wewa is identified as the ancient Mahida Wewa (Mahinda-vapi), as it is mentioned in the slab inscription of King Sena II (853-887 A.D.) that was discovered on the bund of this tank (Nicholas, 1963; Ranawella, 2001). The inscription has been set up to prohibit fishing (poaching or stealing) in Mahida Wewa (Ranawella, 2001). The tank is believed to have been repaired during the reign of King Kassapa V [(914-923 A.D.) Arumugam, 1969]. The Mahindatalaka Wewa restored by King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.) during his reign is identical to this tank (Nicholas, 1963). The present tank was restored in the 1888-1896 period (Arumugam, 1969). The Reservoir Mamaduwa Wewa is one of the tanks in the Parangi Ary River Basin. By the late 1960s, the tank's bund was 6,480 feet long and its storage capacity was 3,030 acre⋅feet while its water spread area was 600 acres (Arumug…