Five spill gates of the Udawalawa Reservoir were opened today because of the heavy showers experienced in catchment areas, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.It requested the people living in the downstream to be vigilant of rising water levels.
Accordingly, the DMC said people living in the Grama Niladhari Divisions of Ambalantota North and South, Vanduruppa, Thavaluvila, Bolana South and North, Poliyar Estate, Ridiyagama, Walawe Vaththa East and West and Hadawinna to be vigilant of rising water levels.
The Government official news portal is maintains by the New Media Unit of the Department of Government Information and it was titled "news.lk" and commenced in mid1996 and release to Internet from March 01st, 1997.
News.lk publishes in three languages – Sinhala, Tamil and English.
+94 11 366 3040
