Alahena Wewa

Alahena Wewa is a reservoir situated in Damana in Ampara. This new reservoir was constructed in 1957-1959 by the Gal Oya Development Board.
Alahena Wewa
Spill of Alahena Wewa

Alahena Wewa, also known as Damana Wewa (Sinhala: අලහේන වැව, දමන වැව), is a reservoir situated in Damana in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The ancient Aloka Rajamaha Viharaya is located about 600 m southwest of this reservoir.

History

This new reservoir was constructed in 1957-1959 by the Gal Oya Development Board (Arumugam 1969).

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The Reservoir

Alahena Wewa is one of the tanks in the Gal Oya River Basin. The reservoir bund is about 4,300 ft. in length while it has a storage of 1,170 acre feet (Arumugam, 1969). The water extends over 250 acres at its full supply level (Arumugam, 1969). The reservoir has 1 sluice and 1 spill (Arumugam, 1969).

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References

Books

1) Arumugam, S., 1969. Water resources of Ceylon: its utilisation and development. Water Resources Board. p.176.

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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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