Floods in Polonnaruwa

Due to the increased rainfall all over the country many areas are flooded with water. North central province is suffering from flood more than anywhere else.

The Mahaweli river in Polonnaruwa is pouring out, making thousand of people homeless. 

Flood in Manampitiya

 The road from Kaduruwela to Baticalo is closed.

Flood in Manampitiya

All the tanks are filled fully and therefore, the outflow gates have been opened. This has made thousands of people down the tank homeless. It is necessary to open the gates since there is a danger that the dam will break down and cause a bigger damage to everything.

Dora Dahaya (Parakrama Samudraya's Outflow Gate)

This is a picture of the outflow gate of Parakrama Samudraya, situated in Polonnaruwa (also called dora dahaya, since there are 10 gates).

Following is a house right near the tank. The people are still living there. It is amazing that the house is still intact with this flow of water. People say that the authorities have offered them a land somewhere else, but these people have rufused to go there.

Dora Dahaya

Here you may see fish trying to get back to the tank, swimming upwards. The bigger fish can jump  nearly 10 feet up in to the air. It is very sad to see their useless effort to get back.  

Going there is not allowed these days, but there are other ways to get there, but the road is not that easy.