Ridiyagama Wewa

Ridiyagama Wewa: reservoir in Hambantota built between 1923–28 under the Walawe scheme, with 1.5-mile bund and two spills.
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Ridiyagama Tank

Ridiyagama Wewa (Sinhala: රිදියගම වැව) is a reservoir situated in Ridiyagama village in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka.

History

The construction work of this reservoir was begun in 1923 and completed in 1928 (Arumugam, 1969). It is the main reservoir built under the Walawe Ganga River Left Bank Scheme (Arumugam, 1969).

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The Reservoir

The bund of the reservoir is about 1.5 miles long and the water is extending in an area of about 2,200 acres at its full supply level (Arumugam, 1969). It has two spills 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.116.

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Attribution

To Whom

LankaPradeepa.com extends its gratitude to Mrs Badra Kamaladasa (Former Director General of Irrigation) for providing the necessary photographs required for this article. All the photos are published here with the permission of the author.

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