THE renovation work on the largest tank ‘Yodawewa’ (Giant Tank) in the Mannar “Rice Bowl” began recently under “Uthuru Wasanthaya” development programme of the Government is in full swing.
This huge tank with a water capacity of 9545 m3 has remained abandoned and dilapidated since 1892 until the menace of terrorism was ended in May 2009. This ancient tank can pump its water to more than 162 small lakes in the areas surrounding the Rice Bowl.
Senior Advisor to the President Basil Rajapaksa (MP) along with a team of ministers, parliamentarians and administrators on Sunday (9) visited the area on an inspection tour. The visiting delegates, accompanied by irrigational engineers saw for themselves how repair work and de-mining work were being carried out jointly by the Army and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
Mr. Rajapaksa was of the view that following conclusion of renovation work, the entire area can be cultivated throughout all seasons. Its harvest, it was said that could be sufficient enough to feed the entire population in the Gulf of Mannar.
Major General M.K. Jayawardena, overlooking Commander, Security Forces Headquarters, Wanni (SFHQ-W), Brigadier Administration and Quartering of SFHQ-W Brigadier S. Ranasinghe, Brigade Commander, Engineering Brigade Brigadier L.N. Wickramasuriya, Commander Area Headquarters-Mannar Brigadier V.J. Nanayakkara, Brigade Commander 215 Brigade H.L.D.M. Liyanage and several other Senior Officers of the Army, Navy and the Police were also associated with the visit.
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