Former President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a statement requesting the government to urgently construct canals that will take the water flowing out of the Moragahakanda reservoir to Anuradhapura and the North West without wasting it.
The former President also states that this will enable the development of agriculture in the North West and Anuradhapura.
Ex-president Sirisena's statement further states:
"The general public has been suffering greatly and suffered losses due to heavy rains in the Polonnaruwa district, which have destroyed farming and property. The main reason for this is that the water collected from the Moragahakanda and Kaluganga reservoirs flows only to the Polonnaruwa district and the Minipe reservoir.
By the year 2019, I have increased the water flowing from Moragahakanda to Anuradhapura and the North West by 10 km. About 15 to 20 canals were under construction. However, from 2019 to 2024, the construction of canals to the North West and Anuradhapura was not implemented by the then governments. Those activities had completely stalled. If the large canals to the North West and Anuradhapura had been cut by 2019 to 2024, Polonnaruwa would not have suffered such destruction.
If the current government pays attention to this and starts construction of canals to Anuradhapura and the North West, Polonnaruwa would not have suffered such destruction. Currently, the water from the Moragahakanda and Kaluganga rivers going to Polonnaruwa falls into the Mahaweli River and a large amount of water flows into the ocean. I kindly request the current government to take steps to promptly construct canals leading to Anuradhapura and the North Western Province so that the water available for agricultural development in the North Western Province and Anuradhapura District does not go to waste in the Moragahakanda."
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