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  2. Tank cascade system - Wikipedia

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    Tank cascade system. Rain clouds over a tank in Sri Lanka. The tank cascade system ( Sinhala: එල්ලංගාව, romanized: ellangāva) is an ancient Sri Lankan irrigation system. It is a network of thousands of small tanks ( Sinhala: වැව, romanized: wewa) draining to large reservoirs that store rainwater and surface runoff for ...

  3. Sri Lanka–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka and the United States established diplomatic relations on 23 October 1948. In a 2005 BBC World Service Poll, 30% of Sri Lankans view American influence positively, with 20% expressing a negative view. [ 1] According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 14% of Sri Lankans approve of U.S. leadership, with 37% disapproving and 49% ...

  4. List of government-owned companies of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka Railway Authority. Sri Lanka Rubber Manufacturing Export Co. Ltd. Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation. Sri Lanka Transport Board. State Development & Construction Corporation. State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka. State Mortgage & Investment Bank. State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka.

  5. List of United States water companies - Wikipedia

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    Chilton Water Authority. Chisholm Heights Water And Fire Protection Authority. Choctaw Edna Water Authority. Clarke Wilcox Monroe Water Authority. Clay County Water Authority. Cleburne County Water Authority. Coaling Water Authority. Coffee County Water Authority. Coker Water Authority Inc.

  6. SriLankan Airlines - Wikipedia

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    SriLankan Airlines. SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original Sri Lankan flag carrier Air Ceylon. As of April 2024, it is the largest airline in Sri Lanka by number of aircraft and ...

  7. Rainwater harvesting - Wikipedia

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    Rainwater harvesting. Basic configuration of domestic rainwater harvesting system in Uganda. [ 1] Rainwater harvesting ( RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit ( well, shaft, or borehole ), aquifer, or a reservoir ...

  8. Water storage - Wikipedia

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    Water storage. Water storage is a broad term referring to storage of both potable water for consumption, and non potable water for use in agriculture. In both developing countries and some developed countries found in tropical climates, there is a need to store potable drinking water during the dry season. In agriculture water storage, water is ...

  9. Srisailam Dam - Wikipedia

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    The dam was constructed in a deep gorge in the Nallamala Hills in between Nandyal and Nagarkurnool districts, 300 m (980 ft) above sea level. It is 512 m (1,680 ft) long, 145 metres (476 ft) maximum height and has 12 radial crest gates. It has a reservoir of 616 square kilometres (238 sq mi).