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To Mahakanadarawa With Love Ii

You bring me The elegance Your exquisite Calm me down You nurture the Fields of mine You make my People full of bliss You stand for My security at night Alongside the moon You take care of Elephants roaming Overnight You give my stupa A majestic look at night Really, a majestic look You hide no water Though there's drought In dry September You, the Guardian Of mine, stand for me Forever The trust I kept on you Is absolute

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Saumya Aloysius

Date: 2/20/2021 11:47:00 PM

Mahakanadarawa Wewa is a large reservoir built during the Anuradhapura kingdom by damming the Kanadara Oya which is the main triburory of the Malwathu Oya river. This reservoir has been called Kana Wapi or Kanadiyadora. This was built by king Mahasen (276-303). It is reported that king Sena II (853-887) had built a weir at a place called Kattaththa and diverted water to Kanadara Oya through a 12 kilometer canal to increase the supply of water to Mahakanadarawa Wewa. Capacity is 36,250 acre feet (44,713,717 Cubic meters). Length of the dam is 2.8 Km. https://www.flickr.com/photos/95110413@N03/27293740552/in/photostream/