Aralaganwila Wewa (Sinhala: අරලගංවිල වැව) is a reservoir situated in Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka. The ancient Silumini Seya is located on the eastern edge of this tank.
History
This tank, which was in ruins, was restored in 1956 (Arumugam, 1969).
The Reservoir
The bund of the reservoir was about 4,300 ft. in length and the water was extending in an area of about 250 acres at its full supply level in the late 1960s (Arumugam, 1969). It has one spill and one sluice (Arumugam, 1969).
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References
Books
1) Arumugam, S., 1969. Water resources of Ceylon: its utilisation and development. Water Resources Board. p.194.