"Kantale Wewa" full of natural beauty

-

 


It is believed that the technology of reservoir construction in Sri Lanka was at its peak between the Anuradhapura Kingdom and the Polonnaruwa Kingdom.  It is said that most of the large reservoirs in Ceylon were built during this period.  But other large lakes such as Minneriya Wewa and Kaudulla Wewa belong to the early 3rd century.  Although not as large as those giant lakes, Kantale Lake is a reservoir that could be seen on the way to Trincomalee and was noticed during the colonial period.


Kantale has been known as "Gantalawa" since the time of the kings.

When the government tried to colonize the Ganges in the early 1950s, a group of original villagers set up camp in the jungle and only a short path from the main camp was built to enter it.  The leader of the group erected a small sign at the top of the road and named it "Gantalawa Camp Road".


We are pleased to note that after the 1986 renovations, the capacity of the Kantale Reservoir is greater than that of Parakrama, Kaudulla and Minneriya.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Yapahuwa

-
Image
                           The capital kingdoms of Sri Lanka gradually migrated to the southwest due to the invasions and natural disasters. Yapahuwa Fort was the fourth stop on that transition. Located about 4 km northwest of Mahawa Junction in the Mahawa Divisional Secretariat Division in the Kurunegala District, Yapahuwa is an ancient rock town located in the island which was the capital of the island for a short period of about 13 centuries.                          This ancient site has been inhabited since time immemorial as a testament to its use as an important fortress in the face of constant foreign invasions after the reign of the Polonnaruwa Kingdom. Yapahuwa and its suburbs were important settlements with prehistoric settlements during the prehistoric and early prehistoric periods. Archaeological evidence suggests that t...
Read more

Waterfalls in Sri Lanka

-
Image
Sri Lanka is an ecologically diverse country and our country is a tourist destination due to its biodiversity. We are green in color here. Waterfalls can be described as a place where Sri Lankans as well as foreigners love to visit, giving value to our country in our country. As waterfalls we can see in the country,   ·         Bambarakanda Falls. ·         St. Clair's Falls. ·         Ravana Falls. ·         Dunhinda Falls. ·         Gartmore Falls. ·         Devon Falls. ·         Diyaluma Falls ·         Kirindi Ella Falls   The tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka,   Bambarakanda Falls ·         Bambarakanda Falls  is the tallest wat...
Read more

Winter Season

-
Image
  Of the four seasons, winter, spring, summer and Monsoon is one of our favorite seasons. December and January belong to the winter months. Winter is very cold and chilly season. The wind becomes soft and cool. Many people like adventure trekking and picnic in winter. Apart from fruits, many great fresh vegetables like reddish carrot, onion turnip etc grow in winter. Due to heavy rain and snowfall the routine life gets disturbed. But it does not snow in Sri Lanka. Because of the snow the normal life like schools, offices, business etc become impacted. Everyone loves the winter season.
Read more