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All gates of Yan Oya reservoir opened
All spill gates of the Yan Oya Reservoir opened today (27), the Department of Irrigation states.Of the five gates at Yaan Oya, three gat
Summary
Eight spill gates of the Deduru Oya reservoir have been opened due to heavy rainfall in catchment areas, the Department of Irrigation has announced. Accordingly, the Wariyapola Divisional Irrigation Office stated that four spill gates have been opened by 12 feet each and four pill gates opened by 13 feet each, resulting in a total discharge of 69,000 cubic feet of water per second.
What this story is about
People
- Champa J. Kasthuriarachchi
Organisations
- Department of Irrigation2
- Wariyapola Divisional Irrigation Office
Places
- Anuradhapura District
- Deduru Oya Reservoir
- Trincomalee District
- Kahatagasdigiliya
- Yan Oya Reservoir
- Galenbindunuwewa
- Gomarankadawala
- Padavi Sri Pura
Keywords
- opened2
- gates2
- spill2
- catchment
- rainfall
- eight
- yaan
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