Somawathiya National Park lies between Eastern Province and North Central Province in the deltaic plain of Mahaweli Ganga river of Sri Lanka.
Somawathiya National Park S omawathiya National Park (Sinhala: සෝමාවතිය ජාතික වනෝද්යානය) is a national park that lies between Eastern Province and North Central Province in the deltaic plain of Mahaweli Ganga River , Sri Lanka. History The park was originally established as a sanctuary on 9 August 1966 and was designated as a national park on 2 September 1986 (Green, 1990). It was extended through the addition of Block II on 12 May 1987 (Green, 1990). It is presently incorporated with the Mahaweli Environment Project. Physical Features & Climate The total area of the park is 37,762 ha [(Block I: 21,056.8 ha, Block II: 16,705.6 ha) Green, 1990]. It is contiguous with Flood Plains National Park to the south and to Tirikonamadu Nature Reserve to the east (Green, 1990). The western part of the national park (Block II) provides a link with the Hurulu Forest Reserve (Green, 1990). You may want to read this post: Somawathi Raja Maha Viharaya The park lies in the deltaic flood plains of the Mahaweli Ganga River and surrou…
