Lakes and Reservoirs
Tabbowa Wewa Reservoir
තබ්බෝව වැව
North Western Province
Puttalam District
8°03'51.8"N 79°57'18.2"E
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An ancient dam across the Nanneri Oya, rebuilt twice by people who could not improve on the idea.
STAND INSIDE IT — 360°
THE PLACE
The Tabbowa Wewa is an ancient irrigation system in the Mee Oya basin, constructed by damming the Nanneri Oya, a major tributary of the Mee Oya , for irrigation purposes. The reservoir was restored between 1913-1925 and then again in 1969. It's by the Putlam Anuradapura Tricomalee Highway just before the karuwalagaswewa Junction.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS
THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES
On the Puttalam–Anuradhapura–Trincomalee highway, just before the Karuwalagaswewa junction.
- Viran de Silva
ONWARD
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