Kantale Dam
The Kantale Dam Tamil: கந்தளாய் அணை, romanized: Kantaḷāy Aṇai) is a large embankment dam built in Kantale, Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka, used for irrigation. It is 14,000 ft (4,267 m) long, and over 50 ft (15 m) high. The dam breached on 20 April 1986, killing more than 120 people. It has since been reconstructed. The dam impounds the Per Aru, a small river discharging into the Koddiyar Bay, at Trincomalee Harbour.
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Kantale Dam
The Kantale Dam Tamil: கந்தளாய் அணை, romanized: Kantaḷāy Aṇai) is a large embankment dam built in Kantale, Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka, used for irrigation. It is 14,000 ft (4,267 m) long, and over 50 ft (15 m) high. The dam breached on 20 April 1986, killing more than 120 people. It has since been reconstructed. The dam impounds the Per Aru, a small river discharging into the Koddiyar Bay, at Trincomalee Harbour.
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The Kantale Dam Tamil: கந்தளாய ...... r Bay, at Trincomalee Harbour.
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Kantale Tank in May 2015
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Kantale Dam
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Kantale Reservoir
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Rehabilitation of Kantale Dam
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Der Damm der Kantale-Talsperre ...... örfer; es gab bis zu 178 Tote.
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The Kantale Dam Tamil: கந்தளாய ...... r Bay, at Trincomalee Harbour.
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