Thirty six major tanks overflowing

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Torrential rains in the country continued to take its toll with some 100 small tank bunds damaged and 36 major tanks continuing to overflow today as well, the Irrigation Department told Daily Mirror online today. (Yohan Perera)

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ANTON Friday, 28 December 2012 02:29 PM

What happened to Diyawannaoya is it not overflowing.

Cobra Saturday, 29 December 2012 01:38 AM

The House by it is certainly overflowing and about to burst it's seams!!!

HKS Saturday, 29 December 2012 03:43 AM

THIS IS THE VERY APPROPRIATE TIME TO REMIND THE RAIN WATER CONSERVATION CONCEPTS DECLARED BY THE ANCIENT GREAT RULERS OF THIS COUNTRY, SUCH AS KING PARAKRAMABAAHU, TO THE PRESENT DAY "CARD BOARD KINGS"!

Grama Sevaka Saturday, 29 December 2012 07:02 PM

Well said!

Roy Sunday, 30 December 2012 02:37 AM

And yet they will never ever bring the power rates back down...

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