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<ul>Sri Lanka is a country that has brilliant hydraulic civilization and unbelievable irrigation systems in the ancient past. The ancient Maduru Oya sluice was found at the exact place where the present sluice of Maduru Oya Reservoir is being built under the Mahaweli Development Project.<br>
<br>The proposed sluice by the engineers for the present Maduru Oya dam was technically parallel with the ancient sluice discovered. The preserved ancient sluice can be seen in the park. This ancient dam belonged to the 1st century BC according to Carbon dating carried out in the USA. But according to local belief, it was built far back in the 6th century BC by the indigenous “Yaksha” tribe who believed to be masters in irrigation technology.
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