Senanayake Samudraya
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Senanayake Samudraya (Sinhala: සේනානායක සමුද්රය) is the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka. Locally known as "the sea" (Sinhala: සමුද්රය, samudraya), the reservoir was opened on 28 August 1949 under the Gal Oya Multipurpose Scheme, which was completed in 1953 by D. S. Senanayake.
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