| Location | POLONNARUWA |
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| Thinkstodocategory | Wildlife Safari |
| Title | Wildlife safari, Maduru Oya national park |
| Name | Wildlife safari, Maduru Oya national park |
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| Id | 58 |
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| Created | 2/11/19, 6:38 AM |
<ul>Maduru Oya is known since ancient times due to the Maduru Oya River which is a main water stream in the area. Today it is famous for the Maduru Oya reservoir built in the 1980s under Mahaweli Development Project and the national park which also established under this project.<br>
<br>It was established in 1983 to provide refuges for displacing wild animals due to reservoir project and catchments for the reservoir. The indigenous Vedda people, Sri Lankan hunter-gathers who are living in the project area resettled in Henanigala near the national park.<br>
<br>The national park is located 255 km from Colombo and 50 km from Polonnaruwa. If you are looking for a wildlife safari in a less crowded, isolated, and tranquil place with more elephants, Maduru Oya national park would be ideal. </ul>