Newspapers remain as an effective medium for circulating information among the public in the North of Sri Lanka and have the potential to influence public opinion and people’s behavior regarding sustainable use of groundwater. ...

Groundwater is a vital resource under threat in island communities. Karainagar, a 22km2 island, is one of seven islands off the coast of Jaffna in Northern Sri Lanka, with its population of just about 11,000 persons, ...

Sri Lanka has an urban population of 22% of the national population living in 1% of its land area in 1985. Coastal lands in the wet zone are thickly populated and demand for water supply is increasing for pipe-borne safe ...

Except in Jaffna peninsula groundwater has never been used on a large scale in the past. From late 1970's, various government and non-government agencies have been involved in groundwater development. In 1989 with a subsidy ...

The need for water is universal. It is present everywhere, and without water, life, as we know it, will simply cease to exist. Water is constantly in motion, passing from one state to another, and from one location to ...