Parakrama Samudraya
Parakrama Samudra (or King Parakrama's sea or
the Sea of King Parakrama) is a shallow reservoir (wewa),
consisting of five separate wewa (reservoirs) (thopa, dumbutulu, erabadu, bhu,
kalahagala tanks) connected by narrow channels in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to
as Topa wewa (Sinhalese wewa is almost equal to English word
lake or reservoir, but used unique Sri Lankan technology) built around 386 AD. The
middle section Eramudu wewa and the southernmost portion, at
the highest elevation, is Dumbutula wewa, both sections were added
and the reservoir expanded during the reign of King Parâkramabâhu This
wewa (reservoir) was built under the quote "do not let even a drop of
rainwater in this country to go to the sea without use". The wewa
(reservoir) was so large it was called Samudhraya which means "the
ocean".
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