Abstract:
A number of settlement systems are coming up under
the Accelerated Mahaweli Programme,
settlement systems which has aroused our research
interest is the Mahaweli G where two thousand families
System G occupies the area of the old Elahera colony founded in 1947 by settling
1160 families in an area of 2208 hectares. Now the
This system lies in the administrative district of Polonnaruwa
and is bounded on the East and South by the Ambanganga,
a tributary of the river Mahaweli, in theWwest by
Yoda Ela and on the North by Radavige Oya.
The population of system G is 35,000.
of the area is Bakamuna which is fast developing.
The main town
The European Economic Community has funded the
settlement of a new generation, The costruction
of roadways, schools, post offices and clinics will
also come under their funding which adds up to 50
million Rupees.
With the new Civil Engineering projects coming up
it is absolutely necessary to have some engineering
geological information in order to assess
feasibility of proposed land-use or engineering
undertaking, to select the most appropriate
and method of construction, to ensure the stability
of a structure and to perform the maintanance successfully
