Inginimitiya Dam

07°56′40″N 80°07′54″E / 7.94444°N 80.13167°E / 7.94444; 80.13167PurposeIrrigationStatusOperationalConstruction began14 March 1981Opening date25 March 1985Owner(s)Ministry of IrrigationDam and spillwaysImpoundsMi OyaHeight18 m (59 ft)Length4,880 m (16,010 ft)Spillways6Spillway capacity1,685 m³/s (59,500 cu ft/s)ReservoirCreatesInginimitiya ReservoirTotal capacity72,600,000 m³ (2.56×10⁹ cu ft)Active capacity66,500,000 m³ (2.35×10⁹ cu ft)Inactive capacity61,000,000 m³ (2.2×10⁹ cu ft)Catchment area388 km² (149.8 sq mi)

The Inginimitiya Dam (Sinhalese: ඉඟිණිමිටිය ජලාශය) is an embankment dam built across the Mi Oya, at Inginimitiya, Sri Lanka. Measuring 4,880 m (16,010 ft) wide and 18 m (59 ft) tall, the dam creates the popular Inginimitiya Reservoir, which is primarily used for irrigation purposes.

Reservoir

The reservoir facilitates supply of water to 6539 acres land for agriculture, including new land area of about 4600 acres.^[1][2] The idea for making reservoir in Inginimitiya has been proposed for the first time in Rajya manthrana sabha before 75 years ago in 1930s. But the construction of reservoir was commenced on 14 March 1981 and declared opened on 25 March 1985 by then Sri Lanka President J. R. Jayawardene. Overall project scheme was funded as loan aids by Japan and it is Yen 1800 Millions. Apart this Sri Lanka government has been received Rupees 89,000,000 as local funds.^[3]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka

References

External links

• "Inginimitiya Reservoir". lk.geoview.info/. Retrieved 15 July 2015.