Mavil Aru Anicut, blocked by the LTTE in July 2006, cut water to 30,000 people, sparking Eelam War IV; it was retaken by the military in August 2006.
Mavil Aru Anicut M avil Aru Anicut is a concrete weir that regulate the supply of water to some parts of eastern Sri Lanka. Built across the Mavil Aru, the weir is maintained by Divisional Irrigation Engineer Muthur, to irrigate paddy land falling under Allai Extension Scheme which is the only major Irrigation scheme that benefits the farmers in Muthur, Seruwila, and Verugal Divisional Secretariat areas. Mavil Aru Anicut has 4.8 km of earthen bund and three spillways at three different locations. The official beginning of Eelam War IV is marked by the closing of the sluice gates of this anicut in 2006 by LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), a militant group designated as a terrorist organization by several countries including Sri Lanka, India, the USA and the EU. Blockade of the Anicut by LTTE In April 2006, the LTTE withdrew from the peace process with Sri Lankan Government and resumed widespread violence. After a series of assassinations and bombings, they closed the gates of the Mavil Aru anicut o…
