Minipe waterway traversing under a road after going over a stream and proceeding on its way to water the paddy fields in the dry zone around Mahiyangana.

 Another bridge over the same waterway further downstream. Water is pumped from this waterway for household needs using electric pumps. Use of a Hydraulic Ram, which uses the power of the flowing stream and which is literally free of maintainance would be a better alternative.

Concrete waterway at Minipe

Concrete waterway

Waterway emptying into a reservoir

The waters of the Mahaweli Ganga are conducted for purposes of irrigation via these concrete waterways. The water reaches quite high and people bathe in this artificially created stream at Minipe.