The Polonnaruwa District Disaster Management Unit has decided to temporarily close the road leading to the Somawathi sacred site, considering the potential flood risk due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions. The Assistant Director of the uni
Meanwhile, the Mahaweli Authority announced that the Victoria, Randenigala, and Rantambe reservoirs have begun to spill due to continuous rainfall. The Authority also indicated that the amount of water released from the Rantambe reservoir into the Mahaweli River via the Minipe Anicut could further increase in the future, depending on the prevailing rain conditions.
Summarised from Gossip Lanka News English
Organisations- Polonnaruwa District Disaster Management Unit
- Disaster Management Centre
- Mahaweli Authority
Places- Somawathi2
- Maduru Oya reservoir
- Rantambe reservoirs
- Rantambe Reservoir
- Somawathi Shrine
- Kalawewa basin
- Mahaweli River
- Minipe Anicut
Keywords- closed2
- sacred2
- road2
- continuous
- vehicular
- further
- amidst
- notice
- rains
- until
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