14 October 2018 11:52 am
He said that the capacity of Prakrama Samudra reservoir had increased to 107,400-acre-feet, Minneriya tank to 64720-acre-feet, Giritale tank to 15, 267-acre-feet, and Kawudulla tank to 21,925-acre-feet.
Director Hewagama said the capacity of Gritale, Minneriya, and Kawudulla tanks in the Polonnaruwa district and Kantale tank in the Trincomalee district would be further increased by feeding 265,000-acre-feet of water from Moragahakanda Reservoir and that it commenced on Saturday (13). (K.G.Karunaratne)