Eru Wewa

Eru Wewa is an old reservoir in Thirappane, built by damming Malwathu Oya. It has one spill, two sluices, and irrigates around 100 hectares of land
Not to be confused with Erupothana Wewa
Eru Wewa
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

Journal Articles

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.

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