SRI LANKA / ශ්රී ලංකා - இலங்கை.
125th anniversary of the Labugama reservoir and water purification plant.
Stamp issued on 18.01.2011.
Face value: 5 Sri Lankan rupee.
Size: 60 x 30 mm.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 1821.
- StampWorld No. 1406.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2070.
Labugama
Reservoir is located in Western Province of Sri Lanka, in the mountainous area
of Udagama Kanda,
about 40 km (25 mi) southeast of the city of Colombo, to which it supplies
water. It has an elevation of 162 m (532 ft) above sea level. Construction was
completed in 1886, and the water purification plant began construction in 1912
and became effective in 1929.
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