The Department of Irrigation confirmed today, September 21, 2026, that water levels along the Deduru Oya river basin in Kurunegala remain in normal, non-flood operational ranges following heavy overnight monsoonal runoff.

Data logged at the Moragaswewa hydrometric station indicated that the reservoir's spillway gates remain securely regulated to buffer upstream inflows while sustaining controlled irrigation discharge to paddy farmlands in the lower basin. Engineers affirmed that continuous automated telemetry ensures early warning capability for downstream agrarian communities should highland precipitation increase.