Water capacity of irrigation reservoirs reach 80%

18 December 2023 10:06 am Views - 479

Colombo, Dec. 18 (Daily Mirror) - With the high rainfall, the total water capacity of irrigation reservoirs has reached 80 percent, Irrigation (Hydrology) Director Eng. S.P.C. Sugeeshwara Bandara said.

He said nearly 40 reservoirs maintained by the Irrigation Department have started to spill. The Rajanganaya reservoir has a considerably high water capacity when compared to the other reservoirs, he said.

The water capacity of Mahaweli reservoirs has reached 90 percent and the hydroelectric reservoirs have reached 90 percent, Bandara said.

The water capacity of the Maussakelle and Castlereigh reservoirs has reached 100 percent, while Samanalawewa Reservoir has reached 97 percent of its water capacity, he added.