Download or read book Balancing irrigation and hydropower: Case study from Southern Sri Lanka written by Molle, François, Jayakody, Priyantha, Ariyaratne, Ranjith, Somatilake, H. S. and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2005 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyzes a case from southern Sri Lanka, where the Samanalawewa dam and the Kaltota Irrigation Scheme (KIS) compete for the water of the Walawe river. At the catchment level, it is shown that dam releases are well attuned to the needs of KIS and to the occurrences of natural runoff, and that little of the dam water is "lost" to the river.