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Monday, December 06, 2010

Victoria sluice gates opene...............................


Victoria, SRI LANKA: Water overflows as two sluice gates of Sri Lanka’s Victoria dam are opened on December 4, 2010, after heavy rains in the catchment area, some 110 kilometres east of Colombo. The Victoria is the highest dam in Sri Lanka and has the largest power station in the country, generating 210 mega watts of power. AFP PHOTO/ Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI . Courtesy - The Island