Province of Sri Lanka. The associated power station plays a major role in the national power grid, due to its significant output. The dam is surrounded...

Dam is a gravity dam built across the Maskeliya Oya, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) downstream of the Laxapana Falls, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The dam creates...

The term Canyon Dam may refer to the following: Canyon Dam (Sri Lanka), a dam in Sri Lanka. Canyon Dam (California), a dam in the U.S. State of California...

from the dam to the power station. Water pressure is converted to power at the Canyon Power Station. List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka List of power...

lists most dams in Sri Lanka. Most of these dams are governed by the Mahaweli Authority, while the Ceylon Electricity Board operates dams used for hydroelectric...

The electricity sector in Sri Lanka has a national grid which is primarily powered by hydroelectric power and thermal power, with sources such as photovoltaics...

Sri Lanka's electricity demand is currently met by nine thermal power stations, fifteen large hydroelectric power stations, and fifteen wind farms, with...

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station fed by the Norton Dam in Sri Lanka New Laxapana Power Station, a hydroelectric power station fed by the Canyon Dam in Sri Lanka Polpitiya Power Station...

The production of hydroelectricity from six dams in the Mahaweli system supplies more than 40% of Sri Lanka's electricity needs. One of the many sources...

Vijayawada Lepakshi, Hindupuram, Sri Sathya Sai district Papikondalu, Godavari River Nallamalla Forest, Srisailam,Nandyal Srisailam Dam, Nandyal ISKON Temple, Anantapuram...

causes of dam failure include: Sub-standard construction materials/techniques (Gleno Dam) Spillway design error (near failure of Glen Canyon Dam, Walnut...

Minneriya tank is a reservoir in Sri Lanka made by an old civilisation; the Anuradhapura Kingdom. King Mahasena ordered a dam build across the Minneriya River...

The Inginimitiya Dam (Sinhalese: ඉඟිණිමිටිය ජලාශය) is an embankment dam built across the Mi Oya, at Inginimitiya, Sri Lanka. Measuring 4,880 m (16,010 ft)...

Rambakan Oya Dam is an embankment dam in Maha Oya, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The reservoir was designed and constructed by the Sri Lanka Mahaveli Authority...

Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. 42 (3). doi:10.4038/engineer.v42i3.7045. "Ancient Irrigation". "Yodha Ela | PDF | Water Resources | Dam". Scribd. Kala Wewa...

Kush. In Sri Lanka, large reservoirs were created by ancient Sinhalese kings in order to store water for irrigation. The famous Sri Lankan king Parākramabāhu...

catchment area of 1,510 square kilometres. List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka List of rivers of Sri Lanka Yassin Mohammed, Essam (2013). Economic Incentives...

catchment area of 1,541 square kilometres. List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka List of rivers of Sri Lanka Yassin Mohammed, Essam (2013). Economic Incentives...

downstream, via tunnels. List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka List of rivers of Sri Lanka "Issues of Kelani River Basin" (PDF). EDM.lk. Retrieved...

The Menik Ganga is the thirteenth-longest river of Sri Lanka. The river is approximately 114 km (71 mi) long and flows across two provinces and two districts...

The Kumbukkan Oya is the twelfth-longest river of Sri Lanka. The 116 km (72 mi) long river runs across two provinces and two districts. Its catchment...

The Deduru Oya is the sixth-longest river of Sri Lanka. The 142 km (88 mi) long river runs across four provinces and five districts. Kospothu Oya Dik...

ecosystems, and siltation and erosion patterns. While dams can ameliorate the risks of flooding, dam failure can be catastrophic. In 2021, global installed...

18 May 2018. Luino, Fabio; Tosatti, Giovanni; Bonaria, Vittorio (2014). "Dam Failures in the 20th Century: Nearly 1,000 Avoidable Victims in Italy Alone"...

The Yan Oya is the fifth-longest river of Sri Lanka. The 142 km (88 mi) long river's catchment area receives approximately 2,371 million cubic metres...

The Mi Oya is a 108 km (67 mi) long river, in Sri Lanka. It is the fifteenth-longest river in the country. It begins in Saliyagama and flows northwest...

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activist Karin Nansen was elected to serve as chair of the organization. Sri Lankan activist Hemantha Withanage has served as chair of FoEI since 2021. Friends...

Another notable mention includes the Jetavanaramaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, which was built in the third century, and was similarly tall at 122 m...