IRANAMADU TANK, DUDLEY AND SIRISENA

December 18, 2018 admin English Places

Recently, news broke out that the old plaque at Inranamadu Tank had been destroyed to pave way for a new plaque unveiled by President Maithripala Sirisena. Above is a clear picture of the dismantled previous plaque. It is mentioned in the plaque that this tank was built during 1903 to 1920. The tank was developed and improved by Dudley Senanayake, then the Minister of Agriculture and Lands under the instructions of Late D.S. Senanayake, the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It was completed by P.B. Bulankulame, then the Minister of Land and land Development. The name of W.T.I. Alagaratnam, then the irrigation Director was mentioned thereto on June 5, 1954, the date of declared open.

This is an important part of the history. During the latter part of said period the Prime Minister was John Kotelawala. D.S. Senanayake passed away in 1953. Dudley Senanayake, the successor resigned from the premiership after the hartal in 1953.

Adapted from praja.lk