Hakwatuna Oya Wewa is a reservoir in Polpithigama Divisional Secretariat in Kurunegala District. Construction work of the tank commenced in 1957.
Hakwatuna Oya Wewa H akwatuna Oya Wewa (Sinhala: හක්වටුනා ඔය වැව) is a reservoir situated within the Polpithigama Divisional Secretariat in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. The ancient Viharagala Purana Viharaya is located about 700 m northeast of this reservoir. History Evidence is there to show that the waters of the Hakwatuna Oya (ancient Sankhamadhamandu-nadi), a tributary of the Deduru Oya River were dammed and diverted for irrigation supply in ancient days, at more than one site (Arumugam 1969). People believe that this is one of the great tanks built by King Mahasena (276-301 A.D.) of Anuradhapura . It was restored by King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.) of Polonnaruwa . The present tank was created by damming the Hakwatuna Oya flowing between two hillocks Kepitigala and Koragahahena (Arumugam, 1969). The construction work commenced in 1957 and finished in 1964 (Arumugam, 1969). The Reservoir Hakwatuna Oya Wewa is one of the tanks in the Deduru Oya River basin (Diyawadana et al., 2016). The reservoir bu…
