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title: "55 reservoirs overflow across Sri Lanka; 60 tanks exceed capacity"
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date: 2025-01-20
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# 55 reservoirs overflow across Sri Lanka; 60 tanks exceed capacity

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The Irrigation Department reports that persistent heavy rainfall across Sri Lanka has caused most of the major and medium-sized reservoirs under its management to overflow.

According to the department, 55 of the 73 major reservoirs islandwide are currently overflowing. Additionally, over 60 medium-sized tanks have also exceeded their capacity.

The situation is particularly significant in the Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, and Puttalam districts, where all reservoirs are reported to be overflowing.

In other districts, the following numbers of reservoirs are affected:

**Ampara District: 8 out of 9 tanks**

**Badulla District: 4 out of 7 tanks**

**Batticaloa District: 3 out of 4 tanks**

**Hambantota District: 4 out of 10 tanks**

**Galle District: 1 out of 2 tanks**

**Kandy District: 2 out of 3 tanks**

**Kurunegala District: 9 out of 10 tanks**

**Monaragala District: 2 out of 3 tanks**

**Trincomalee District: 4 out of 5 tanks**

**Mannar District: 2 out of 4 tanks**