Anuradhapura reservoirs overflowing again

Nimal Wijesinghe Anuradhapura additional district group correspondent

The fear of another flood threat has diminished following the decrease of heavy rain fall experienced in Anuradhapura district during last few days.

However the special feature is that for the third occasion majority of the reservoirs and tanks in Anuradhapura district have started overflowing.

Anuradhapura district Irrigation Director Wasantha Bandara Palugaswewa told the Daily News that tanks such as Nuwarawewa, Tisawewa, Wahalkada and Mahawilachchiya along with Basawakkulama were spilling apart from a large number of medium and smallscale tanks in Anuradhapura district.

"At Wahalkada it spills one feet above the spilling level, Tisawewa seven inches, Nuwarawewa 7 inches and Mahawilachchiya by 1 feet, 7 inches. We have opened seven radial gates of Rajangane while keeping the level one and a half feet below the spill level in view of the opening of two gates at Kalawewa reservoir. At Nachchaduwa only two inches to reach the spill level," Palugaswewa revealed further.

He said to avoid any disaster if rains started again the farmers residing in downstream of major tanks have been cautioned to be on alert regarding the water level of the irrigational canals.