With the development of the manufacturing industry in recent days, there are obvious advantages and some disadvantages to human beings. One of the leading disadvantages is environmental pollution. Water pollution continues ...

GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) was carried out to prioritize drinking water supply need in the Southern Region, Sri Lanka. The degree of water demand is attributed to population density, water resources ...

Water Quality Indices have been developed to assess the suitability of water sources for its intended uses which give the status of water quality in water sources. Over past few decades, deterioration of water sources in ...

Solid waste is a major problem in Sri Lanka as it is in many other developing countries. Composting is proven to be a viable solution to address the Solid Waste Management issues the country is facing over many years due ...

Water Safety Plan (WSP) is the most credible management tool to achieve water safety worldwide. This study looks into prioritization of risks and optimizing resource allocation for implementing WSPs with multiple stakeholders ...

Golf is a precision sport and it is expected that there will be a trend in increasing the number of golfers playing in Sri Lanka, and perhaps new Golf courses to cater to the increasing demand, particularly among tourists, ...

Among inland water bodies, lakes are relatively stable in contrast to rivers. This has favoured local residents using the lakes in fulfilling their needs for a number of uses and services such as sources of drinking and ...

The ageing Colombo Sewerage system has been deteriorating over the years and the system was unable to cater to the increased demand and led to many environmental issues. Therefore, certain improvements were carried out in ...

Sixty per cent (60%) of the rural population living in the country does not have access to safe and adequate water supply facilities. The rural population is 75% of the total population as per the 2001 census records. The ...

Eastern Coastal Towns of AmparaDistrict(ECTAD) Water Supply Project has been planned to implement in two phases. The first phase of the project, having capacity of 17,500 t:/day was commissioned in June 2001 The second ...