The Department of Irrigation has issued a flood warning for several low-lying areas as the Deduru Oya Reservoir has reached spill level.
Accordingly, those in low-lying areas at Wariyapola, Nikaweratiya, Mahawa, Kobeigane, Bingiriya, Chilaw, Rasnayakapura, Arachchikattuwa and Pallama Divisional Secretariat (DS) Divisions are warned of minor floods.
The warning states that considerable rainfall has occurred in some of the Upstream / Middle Reach / Downstream catchment areas of Deduru Oya Basin as of 4.30 a.m. today.
Furthermore, the Deduru Oya Reservoir which is maintained by the Irrigation Department is currently spilling with a discharge rate of 22,400 cubic feet/sec.
