Three lakes built to avert floods in Colombo (2 items)

Three tanks to absorb flood waters

Three new tanks have been built at a cost of Rs 480 million to drain flood waters which caused havoc in the Colombo city, Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told Parliament yesterday.

The three tanks, Diyawannaa tank in Battaramulla, Rampalawatta tank in Pelawatta and Thalawatugoda tank in Thalawatugoda had been built at a cost of Rs 480 million.

The Diyawanna tank cost around Rs 290 million, Ramapalawatta tank cost Rs 170 million while the Thalawatugoda tank cost around Rs 20 million, the minister said. The construction of these tanks had been done under the supervision and guidelines of the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development, the minister said, adding that the Diyawanna tank could hold 192,400 cubic metres of water, while the Rampalawatta tank could contain 166,000 cubic metres of water.

The Thalawatugoda tank could hold 47,600 cubic metres of water. The minister was responding to a question raised by UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake. SM, IR and DM

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Three lakes built to avert floods

Three new lakes had been built, at a cost of Rs 480 million, to absorb flood waters which caused havoc in the Colombo City in the past, Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told Parliament yesterday.

The Diyawanna Lake in Battaramulla, Rampalawatte Lake in Pelawatte and Thalawatugoda Lake at Thalawatugoda had been built at a cost of 480 million rupees. The Diyawanna Lake had cost around Rs 290 million, Ramapalawatte Rs 170 million while the Thalawathugoda Lake cost around Rs 20 million, the minister said.

The construction of these Lakes had been done under the supervision and guidelines of the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development, the minister said adding that the Diyawanna Lake could hold 192,400 cubic metres of water, while the Rampalawatte Lake could contain 166,000 cubic metres of water. The Thalawathugoda Lake could hold 47,600 cubic metres of water.

Minister was responding to a question raised by UNP Colombo District MP Ravi Karunanayake. (SI)

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