Assessment of rain water harvesting potential – a case study For idamelanda

dc.contributor.author	Bandara, HRS
dc.contributor.author	Yahiya, Z
dc.contributor.author	Zubair, L
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-14T17:59:05Z
dc.date.available	2013-11-14T17:59:05Z
dc.date.issued	2013-11-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9158
dc.description.abstract	This project assessed the water scarcity and the potential for rain water harvesting of a rural village vulnerable to severe droughts. Meteorological data was used to calculate the Weighted Average Standardized Precipitation (WASP) Index and Palmer’s Drought Severity Index (PDSI. This was then cross referenced with the drought relief data for the region. The lowest and highest correlation values between the two methods were 0.57 and 0.77 respectively. The feasibility of RWH for both domestic and agricultural activities was then studied and was found to be practical to collect the rainwater using the roof and the land surface as catchments.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Rain Water Harvesting (RWH)	en_US
dc.subject	WASP	en_US
dc.subject	PDSI	en_US
dc.title	Assessment of rain water harvesting potential – a case study For idamelanda	en_US
dc.type	Conference-Full-text	en_US
dc.identifier.year	2010	en_US
dc.identifier.conference	International Conference on Sustainable Built Environments 2010	en_US
dc.identifier.place	Earl's Regency Hotel, Kandy.	en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding	Sustainable Built Environments	en_US
dc.identifier.email	ranmalee11@gmail.com	en_US