Devapura Jayasena Wimalasurendra (17 September 1874 – 10 August 1953) was a Sri Lankan engineer and statesman. He played a prominent role in the establishment of hydropower in Sri Lanka and is known as the "Father of Hydropower" and …

2020年7月30日 · Dewapura Jayasena Wimalasurendra, the patriotic son and giver of light, passed into luminous sleep on August 10, 1953 and is the living light in a free and independent Lanka!

Wimalasurendra was appointed as the Chief Engineer and Deputy Director of DGEU. He retired from service in 1929 at the age of 55 years. Entering politics after retirement, he was elected to the Ratnapura seat in the State Council in 1931 and remained a member of the Council for four and a half years.

2024年1月31日 · He was Eng.Wimalasurendra who was born in Galle. He received the school education under the shade of mother Ananda. Thereafter he followed his higher studies in civil engineering at ‘The Ceylon Technical College’ and graduated in 1893.

Devapura Jayasena Wimalasurendra (17 September 1874 – 10 August 1953) was a Sri Lankan engineer and statesman. He played a prominent role in the establishment of hydropower in Sri Lanka and is known as the "Father of Hydropower" and …

All Sri Lankans who benefit from electricity should be extremely thankful for the pioneering work of Wimalasurendra. Commonly known as D.J. Wimalasurendra, he was born on September 17, 1874, in Galle. His father was a master craftsman, Mudaliyar Don Juan Wimalasurendra.

2020年10月22日 · D.J. Wimalasurendra is an illustrious son of Sri Lanka and can rightly be called the ‘Father of Hydroelectricity’. He was the first to conceive the idea of harnessing the flowing waters of the country’s rivers for the generation of electricity and thereby having hydroelectricity.