The Irrigation Department has announced that water levels in several river basins, which had risen in recent days, are now showing a decline following reduced rainfall over the past 24 hours.
Director of the Hydrology and Disaster Management Division, L.S. Sooriyabandara, said water levels in the Nilwala, Gin, Kalu, and Attanagalu Oya basins have dropped.
He noted that, except at Millakanda, water levels in the Kalu River are also receding.
While the decrease is linked to reduced rainfall, forecasts from the Meteorology Department indicate further showers in the coming days, suggesting the decline may be temporary.
At present, 18 of the country’s 73 major reservoirs and 18 medium‑scale reservoirs are releasing water.
The Irrigation Department says that this release does not signal a rise to major flood levels.
Meanwhile, the Irrigation Engineer of the Warakapola Regional Office confirmed that all sluice gates of the Deduru Oya Reservoir, which had been opened, were closed at 7.00 am today (14). (Newswire)