Thekkama Amuna is an ancient diversion anicut in Mannar. It is believed to have been built during the Anuradhapura Period.
Thekkama Amuna Anicut T hekkama Amuna (Sinhala: තේක්කම අමුණ; Tamil: Thekkam Anicut ) is an ancient diversion anicut in Mannar District, Sri Lanka. Located about 800 m south of the 26th-mile post on Medawachchiya-Mannar road, it was constructed by building a permanent dam on a natural rock plain in Malwathu Oya . History Thekkama Amuna is believed to have been built during the Anuradhapura Period (Asanga & Nishantha, 2018). The chronicle Mahavamsa states that a channel (present Yodha Ela) was made to bring the water to Yodha Wewa by King Dhatusena (455-473 A.D.) by damming the river Kadamba Nadi [(present Malwathu Oya) Asanga & Nishantha, 2018]. This ancient dam was renovated during the Polonnaruwa Period and finally during the British Period [(1815-1948 A.D.) Asanga & Nishantha, 2018]. The Anicut The Malwathu Oya has been dammed by this anicut about 22 miles from its mouth to divert the river water to Yodha Wewa and to the Akathimurrippu Scheme (Arumugam, 1969). It is a massive structure about 4.3 m …
