Welioya

The Welioya Brigade Headquarters is located near the ruins of the historic stone bridge over the Pandaradhana Oya in the Panchayats which flows into the Kokilai Lagoon, which is called Ma Oya at the exit of the Padaviya Lake. Access to Welioya is through this headquarters. For that you have to come from Anuradhapura and pass Medawachchiya Kebithigollewa Padaviya and Parakannaramapura.

Receiving the Name.

Padaviya Wewa has been constructed by crossing Ma Oya or Mora Oya. The overflow of Padaviya tank is carried to Kokilai lagoon through the lower part of Ma Oya. Welioya, Ma Oya and Manal Aru are very fertile lands that are fed by two river valleys. Manal Aru or Manalaru joins the sea from the Nayaru Lagoon. Hence the river Manalaru is also known as Nayaru. Based on this river, this area has been named as Welioya. Manal in Tamil means 'sand'. Aru means 'you'. Hence Manalaru (Manal + Arue) means Welioya in Sinhala. Introduction. To the north of Sri Lanka, the Divisional Secretariat has assigned Divisional Secretariat Divisions to the Anuradhapura District which consists of 09 divisions of Gannarama Officers which have been started by adding parts of the above mentioned districts except Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Thandarikunamalai and Anuradhapura Districts. Closest to sea level, this area is a fertile land of historical archeological remains and red soil, rich in mountains, streams and forests. No definite archaeological facts have been found about the settlements in the valley of the Oya valley which flows as Welioya together with the water overflowing from Padaviya tank and Ma Oya. The recent history of the Welioya Valley dates back to 1983, with red mixed soil and lush green forests. With the colonization of Aroi in 1983 and the commencement of development activities as the Mahaweli Movement in 1988, Welioya is now known as the Regional Secretariat. Historical background. Ruhuna, Maya, where the ancient Sinhala was divided. The northern part of the Mahaweli River was called Rajarata, the southern part was called Ruhuna Rata (Rohana) and the central hills were known as Malaya. It seems that at the time of the establishment of the monarchy, the Rajarata administrative area was divided into four areas called Passa. From the capital of Anuradhapura to the south as the southern pass, to the east as the Pannarachina pass, to the west as the western pass and to the north as the northern pass. From this it appears that Vavuniya belonged to Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Mannar and Jaffna districts, although there are some minor changes in the territory of the North Passa at present. This is evident from the use of the name 'Uttara Passa' in the Thonigala inscription in Vavuniya as well as 'Uthuru Karaye' in the Mannar inscription. It also seems that this region continued to be ruled by the Rajarata ruler. The entire Rohana land which was independent under King Kavantissa and the whole island including Rajarata which was under King Elara were united under King Dutugemunu the Great (161-137 BC). Also during the reign of King Parakannaramabahu the Great (Polonnaruwa period) (1153-1186 AD), known as the All Sinhala Chaknavarvarti, the country remained united, and today the ancient stone as it proceeded a short distance along the Ma Oya Bridge which flows near the 223 Brigade Headquarters. A bridge is found. Legend has it that it was known as the Divannowwa Bridge and that King Weli Oya was given as a village to a woman named Wannowwa who washed the clothes of King Parakannaramabahu. Similarly, under King Parakumba II (Kanjari 1236-1270), who ruled the Dambadeniya Kingdom, King Parakumba VI (Kanjari 1412-1467) and Prince Sapumal VI (Bujnikaba 6) ruled in the Kotte period. 1470-1478), King Rajasinghe I (1581-1592) during the reign of Seethawaka and Konappu Bandara (1592-1604) who ruled as Wimaladharmasuriya I during the Kandyan period. There are historical facts.

Coming To The Present.

Looking at recent history, the last few years of the 1950s and the early years of the 1960s can be traced back to the beginning of the Welioya movement. However, it was not until 1984 that the people of the Padavi movement came to the fore as Welioya. The process of transforming the Welioya movement, which started informally, into a formal colonial movement can be analyzed in two significant cases. That is. Pre-1984 period Period after 1984. By 1984, the Welioya government had handed over government-owned land to Tamil middle-class businessmen on a 20-year basis, who had set up large-scale farms. They are said to be between 25-1000 acres in size. If there are several such farms, Ceylon Theaters • Dollar Farm Kent Farm Manikkam Farm • Buy Farm Cargo Board • Sis Patch Gashi Railway Gashi Postmaster Goshi Bura's Farm Similarly, the people of the Padaviya movement had migrated for chena farming. After 1979, the friendship between the Tamils ​​and the Sinhalese had drastically diminished and the lease period of the lands leased to the Tamil businessmen had come to an end but the lands had not been returned to the Government as scheduled. By 1984, the security situation in the country was deteriorating and the Sri Lanka Army Department of Engineering