Sri Lanka, Dec. 13 -- The Irrigation Department has reported that 36 major reservoirs and over 46 medium-sized reservoirs across the country are currently spilling, according to Director of Irrigation (Water Management) H.M.P.S.D. Herath.

He stated that three of the nine main reservoirs in the Ampara District, all main reservoirs in the Anuradhapura District, three of the seven main reservoirs in the Badulla District, and three of the four main reservoirs in the Batticaloa District are currently spilling.

In addition, spill gates have been opened at four of the ten main reservoirs in the Hambantota District, two of the three main reservoirs in the Kandy District, four of the ten main reservoirs in the Kurunegala District, and one of the...