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Restored ancient sluice of Eru Wewa |
Eru Wewa (Sinhala: ඒරු වැව) is a mediam size reservoir near Thirappane in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. It is surrounded by Mahakanadarawa Wewa to the north, Nachchaduwa Wewa to the west, and Manankattiya Wewa and Hurulu Wewa to the east.
History
The reservoir is believed to have been built by damming the Malwathu Oya River during the middle part of the Anuradhapura Kingdom (Dissanayake, 2022).
The Reservoir
Eru Wewa is one of the reservoirs located in the Malwathu Oya River Basin. It is fed by its 13,882 hectares catchment. The present tank has one spill and two sluices. The irrigable area is about 100 hectares.
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References
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1) Dissanayake, D.M.V., 2022. මල්වතු ඔය නිම්නයේ පුරාණ ජල කලමනාකරණය (In Sinhala). Puraveda. Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management, University of Rajarata. pp.70-75.
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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.