Kirindi Oya is a river of about 118 km long. Mahavamsa mentions this river as Karinda-nadi while the Mayilagastota Inscription refers it Kirind-ho
Kirindi Oya River K irindi Oya (Sinhala: කිරිඳි ඔය) is a river in southeast Sri Lanka. It is 118 km long and considered the 11th longest river in the country (Abeysingha et al., 2017; Vithanage, 1988). History The ancient name used in Pali chronicles such as Mahavamsa to identify the Kirindi Oya river was Karinda-nadi (Nicholas, 1963). The Mayilagastota Pillar Inscription of King Kassapa V (914-923 A.D.) referred to this river as Kirind-ho (Ranawella, 2001). River Basin The Kirindi Oya river basin extends into an area of about 1,203 km 2 (Abeysingha et al., 2017). It commences from Ella near Bandarawela and extends through Wellawaya and Thanamalwila to finish up at the southern seaboard at Kirinda near Tissamaharama (Arumugam, 1969). The basin is considered closing because, during parts of the year, there are only very limited outflows to the Indian Ocean (Abeysingha et al., 2017; Molden et al., 2001). Downstream reservoirs of the basin utilize the waters of Kirindi Oya for irrigation and other uses (Abeysin…
