The Ruins of the Ancient Panda Wewa Reservoir are found scattered in the area near Detiyamulla and around the Kolamunu Oya Stream in Kurunegala.
Panda Wewa Ruins R uins of the Ancient Panda Wewa Reservoir (Sinhala: පුරාණ පඬා වැව නටඹුන්) are found scattered in the area near Detiyamulla and around the Kolamunu Oya Stream in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. The Ancient City of Panduwasnuwara is located southern end of this reservoir site. History The breached reservoir was known as Pandavapi in ancient times. It was already created before the establishment of the Dakkhinadesa by King Parakramabau I (1153-1186 A.D.) of Polonnaruwa (Parker, 1909). According to Parker, this tank which has a history running back to the pre-Christian era may be the first great reservoir ever constructed, if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt, since they were merely immense natural hollows into which water was turned (Parker, 1909). The historical resources state that King Dappula II (815-831 A.D.) of Anuradhapura built a hospital near this tank and that tank was later restored by King Vijayabahu I (1055-1110 A.D.) of Polonnaruwa (Nicholas, 1963; Parker, 19…
