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Silver streaks of water from the gigantic Kalu Ganga Reservoir project flowed down to irrigate arid lands in several districts in the country on Thursday when President Maithripala Sirisena opened the sluice gates of the reservoir constructed under the mega Moragahakanda - Kalu Ganga Multi-Purpose Development Project, considered to be the irrigation marvel of the 21st Century.