Kotmale Reservoir almost full

Priyanka Kurugala

The water levels of the Kotmale, Bowathenna, Kalawewa and Ulhitiya/Rathkinda reservoirs in the catchment areas have exceeded 50 percent with Kotmale filled to 88 percent of its capacity.

Bowathenna, Kalawewa and Ulhitiya/Rathkinda reservoirs have filled to 63 percent, 67 percent and 57 percent. Water Control Committee chairman Gamini Adhikari revealed the water levels in the main Mahaweli reservoirs at a committee meeting at the Plant Genetic Resources Centre in Gannoruwa on November 6. Apart from the Mahaweli reservoir, water levels in Rajanganaya, Nachchaduwa and Parakkramasamudhraya tanks have risen to above 50 percent.