Water Resources
INUNDATION MAPPING FOR FUTURE TSUNAMI DISASTERS CASE STUDY: HAMBANTOTA AREA
Monday, March 30th, 2009The 26 December 2004 earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia generated one of the deadliest Tsunami waves in history. It demolished the coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand, since they are located in the shadow zone of this tectonic belt. Thousands of people were killed and injured in addition to […]
Optimization of wastewater treatment through Bio-Geo filter for hotels surrounding Bolgoda Lake
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Wetland systems are playing a key role of keeping rich bio-diversity in favors of mainly aquatic lives of in and around inland waters. Bolgoda wetland is an important wetland system in Sri Lanka, which keeps number of endemic species and a bird sanctuary, compiled with striking natural beauty. This unique feature ultimately helps to increase […]
River sand mining and management; Case study in Nilwala river basin – Sri Lanka
Monday, March 16th, 2009Sand is one of the key materials used in the construction industry in Sri Lanka. After the tsunami disaster the demand for sand increased significantly. The demand for sand for building construction within the country is approximately 7-7.5 million cubic meters per year. This high demanding market of sand led to mining the sand drastically […]
Trends in water quality parameters for river Maha Oya
Friday, January 30th, 2009Maha Oya, is one of the main rivers in Sri Lanka, much used for drinking water extraction. It flows through five important districts of Sri Lanka offering water through fourteen water supply intakes. Only three of the associated plants offer conventional treatment for water. Several small to medium urban centers are located on the main […]
Development of broiler offal silage with molasses
Monday, January 21st, 2008Objective of the present study was to determine the feasibility of ensiling broiler offal (BO) with molasses. Forty two-days old broiler chicks were slaughtered and processed manually. Offal without feathers were cut into small pieces and ensiled in airtight plastic containers for four weeks. The experiment followed a completely randomize design in 4*2 factorial arrangement. […]
Aquatic Weeds in Sri Lanka
Sunday, September 10th, 2006Darshani Samarakkody
Sri Lanka is an agricultural country with a population of 19 million people. Farmers and farming communities rely on a multitude of reservoirs for water as the country knows prolonged dry periods. There are some 50000 reservoirs in Sri Lanka ranging in size from 10Km2 to 1045 Km2, which have been constructed […]