The Mahaweli River (Sinhala: මහවැලි ගඟ, literally "Great Sandy River"; Tamil: மகாவலி ஆறு [mahawali gangai]), is a 335 km (208 mi) long river, ranking as...
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Mahaweli Authority is a state-owned operator in Sri Lanka for managing the Mahaweli River and its projects. It was established in 1979. The primary objective...
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The Mahaweli Development program (Sinhala: මහවැලි සංවර්ධන වැඩසටහන) is known as the largest multipurpose national development program in the history of...
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Ministry of Environment (Sri Lanka) (redirect from Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment)
oversight of the environment and the Mahaweli Development programme, as well as the general development of the Mahaweli River, its environs and communities...
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Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya is a stupa located in Kotmale, Sri Lanka. The stupa came from an idea by the former Minister of Mahaweli Development and then...
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Mahaweli Malvathu Kala Kelani Yan Deduru Walawe Maduru Maha Kalu Kirindi Kumbukkan Menik Gin Mi Gal The following table lists most rivers of Sri Lanka...
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was abandoned and ruined as the construction of Kotmale Dam in 1979 by Mahaweli Development programme. The ruins of Vihara still can be seen when the water...
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Mahaweli Reach Hotel, traded as Mahaweli Reach Hotels PLC, is a five-star luxury hotel in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The hotel is located on the banks of the Mahaweli...
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above sea level. Sri Lanka has 103 rivers. The longest of these is the Mahaweli River, extending 335 kilometres (208 mi). These waterways give rise to...
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constructed by King Wasaba in 111 AD. According to the Mahaweli Master Plan of 1968, the development of Mahaweli was divided to three projects named A, B and C...
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Viktoriya Vella) is an arch dam located 130 mi (209 km) upstream of the Mahaweli River's mouth and 4 mi (6 km) from Teldeniya. It is named in honor of Queen...
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Mountain Range Knuckles Mountain Range National parks Protected areas Rivers Mahaweli Malvathu Kelani Kalu Gin Waterfalls Wildlife Economy Agriculture Banking...
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major Hydro Power Plant in Mahaweli Ganga Hydro Power Scheme. The project site is located on the upper reaches of the Mahaweli Ganga in the Central Highlands...
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(also erroneously known as the Polgolla Dam) is a barrage built across the Mahaweli River at Polgolla, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The barrage is...
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mean river discharge in the entire country. The longest rivers are the Mahaweli Ganga (335 km) and the Malvathu River (170 km). In the highlands, river...
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elections and was appointed as the minister of Mahaweli Development. Dissanyake spearheaded the Mahaweli Development Project. This was a huge project which...
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Lanka is divided into two main regions based on water resource, namely the Mahaweli Complex and Laxapana Complex. While most hydroelectric power stations are...
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Siyambalawa, and the city is located near Moragahakanda reservoir with Mahaweli River tributary Amban Ganga. At the time of King Mahasen, the village was...
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visited by 1.2 million locals and 400,000 foreign visitors. It is near the Mahaweli River (The longest river in Sri Lanka). It is renowned for its collection...
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1000 ft (300 m) in elevation. The brightly colored population introduced to Mahaweli at Ginigathena, Sri Lanka, is said to have diminished in number due to...
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page 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...
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The Kotmale River (Sinhala: කොත්මලේ ඔය) is the longest tributary of Mahaweli River. The river begins as the Agra Oya, in the Horton Plains. The Central...
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traditional Diya-kepeema ritual, a water cutting ceremony which is held at the Mahaweli River at Getambe, Kandy. The Esala is believed[who?] to be a fusion of...
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(Lanka) Hayleys Leisure Hunas Holdings Jetwing Symphony John Keells Hotels Mahaweli Reach Hotels TAL Lanka Hotels The Fortress Resorts The Kingsbury The Lighthouse...
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Dekinda Galboda Tunnel No. 12 & 13 Penrose Inguruoya Hightenford Selam Mahaweli Ganga Nawalapitiya Warakawa Pallegama Ulapane Warakapitiya Thembiligala...
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(1993). "Ecology of the Asian Elephant in Lowland Dry Zone Habitats of the Mahaweli River Basin, Sri Lanka". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 9 (2): 169–182. doi:10...
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Horton Plains are the headwaters of three major Sri Lankan rivers, the Mahaweli, Kelani, and Walawe. In Sinhala the plains are known as Maha Eliya Plains...
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Irrigation, Power & Highways; Land & Land Development; and Lands, Irrigation & Mahaweli Development; all under Cabinet Minister Lionel Gamini Dissanayake. Mapitigama...
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Retrieved 31 March 2024. "New State Minister of Plantation Industries and Mahaweli Development appointed". Ada Derana. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March...
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of rivers by discharge List of rivers by length List of rivers of India Mahaweli Ganga National Waterway 1 Pollution of the Ganges River bank erosion along...
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