By Kushan Jayawardene, K.G.Karunaratne, Saman Palitha, 
Kanchana Kumara and M.K.Nandasena   

The emergency spill gates in Kala Wewa reservoir were opened last morning to release excess water into Kala Oya at a speed  of 13,443 cubic feet per second. Irrigation Engineers said the capacity of the reservoir had risen to 86,357 acre-feet by yesterday.