Water conservation in small and medium tanks for agriculture in dry, semi dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka are considered as the reason for successful rice cultivation during the period of our ancestors. However, ...

Climate change is one of the most important global environmental challenges, which affects the overall system by affecting food production, water supply, health, energy, etc. For study purpose Giritale reservoir in Polonnaruwa ...

In Sri Lanka, the availability of Snyder’s Synthetic Unit Hydrograph (SSUH) parameters are reported only in the Irrigation Department Guidelines and those are limited to only 19 locations. The present study is to determine ...

Surface water and ground water pollution becomes a critical factor in urban areas because having high density of population and infrastructure. Drainage management is very critical and final results is poor water quality ...

The data scarcity is a widespread, global issue and unavailability of reliable hydro meteorological data is one of the major issues the hydrologists and researchers are facing in Sri Lanka when it comes to water resources ...

Water scarcity is the main course for the poor cropping intensities and crop failures in most of the minor tanks located in dry zone. This situation can be addressed in several ways. This study focused on changing the ...

Rice bran is the cuticle between the paddy husk and the rice grain and is obtained as a byproduct in rice processing. The bran contains 15-20 wt% oil and approximately 95% is extractable. Rice bran oil is a very important ...

Practicing integrated water resources management (IWRM) for sustainability is vital when there is multi user competition for the finite fresh water resources. In order to facilitate early decision making, it is necessary ...

Optimum location identification for the water tower and source is very important for any water supply scheme mainly due to storage capacity, elevation, landuse, yield of the source throughout the year, and the costs for ...

Significant variation of flow could be identified during the day for Maharagama water supply scheme. Diurnal problem curve indicates that there is a significant problem level, which is more than 40% of service level, during ...