Heavy Rains Prompt Opening of Reservoir Spill Gates
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1 min readFrom 3 outlets- Ada Derana and Hiru News report that spill gates were opened at the reservoir.
- Ada Derana says two additional gates were opened.
- Ada Derana’s Tamil-language report says six gates were opened by one foot each.
- Hiru News links the opening to heavy rainfall.
Ada Derana and Hiru News report that spill gates at the Deduru Oya reservoir were opened. Hiru News attributes the action to heavy rainfall, while Ada Derana’s English headline says two more gates were opened.
Ada Derana’s Tamil-language report says the Irrigation Department reported that six gates had been opened by one foot each. Ada Derana’s Sinhala-language headline also reports that six gates were opened by one foot each.
The reports provide no further details about the timing of the gate openings or any next steps.
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- Ada Derana (සිංහල) · දැදුරු ඔය ජලාශයේ වාන් දොරටු 2ක් විවෘත කෙරේ
- Hiru News (සිංහල) · දැදුරුඔය ජලාශයේ තවත් වාන් දොරටු 02ක් විවෘත කරයි
- Ada Derana · Eight spill gates of Deduru Oya Reservoir opened
- Ada Derana · Two spill gates of Victoria Reservoir opened
- Ada Derana (සිංහල) · දැදුරුඔය ජලාශයේ වාන් දොරටු හතරක් විවෘත කෙරේ