The Moragahakanda Dam (Sinhala: මොරගහකන්ද ව්යාපෘතිය), officially Kulasinghe Reservoir,[1] is a large gravity dam, and the main component of the larger and more complex Moragahakanda — Kalu Ganga Project, across the Amban River at Elahera, in the Matale District of Sri Lanka. Construction began on 25 January 2007 and was completed in 2018.[2] The maiden water release of the dam was in January 2017.[3]
Morgahakanda/Kaluganga project is the last of the Great Mahaveli project[4]
The larger combined project involves the construction of the Moragahakanda Dam and Reservoir, along with the separate Kalu Ganga Dam and Reservoir, for irrigation and power generation purposes. Both these sites would be located approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) apart.[5]
The total development cost for both sites totals to approximately Rs. 48.145 billion (approximately US$370 million) and is being carried out by SMEC Holdings and Sinohydro.[6][7][8]
A granite Buddha statue built opposite the Moragahakanda reservoir was unveiled on 23 July 2018.[9]
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^"Happiest day - says the President as maiden waters of the Moragahakanda Reservoir flow - Sri Lanka News". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst | Breaking News and Latest News provider | Political | Sports | International | Business. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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^"Moragahakanda and Kaluganga Development Project" (PDF). Ministry of Finance and Planning. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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^"Moragahakanda project on schedule". LankaNewspapers.com. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
^Shirajiv Sirimane (3 June 2013). "Moragahakanda multi purpose project construction on track". Retrieved 14 January 2014.
^"President to inaugurate filling of Kalu Ganga reservoir tomorrow". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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