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Water resource development Jaffna Peninsula

Sanmugarajah, K. (1993)

An economic analysis of groundwater use for agriculture in the Jaffna District.

Thiruchelvam, S.; Abeygunawardena, P.; Gunawardena, E.R.N. (1994)

Heavy withdrawal of ground-water has been identified as a serious problem affecting ground-water quality, threatening agricultural productivity and thereby the income of the farmers in the Jaffna district. A two stage ...

Physical background of the Kanagarayan river basin

Subajini.T (2004)

Status of water supply wells in Jaffna peninsula

Saravanan, S.; Thushyanthy, M.; Sutharshiny, A. (2008)

Good quality drinking water is of primary importance for human health and well being since more than 80% of the diseases that affect humankind are water borne. In Jaffna Peninsula, groundwater is the only source of water ...

The Effect of Agriculture on Quality of Groundwater: A Case Study

Jeyaruba, T.; Thushyanthy, M. (2009)

The study was focused on quality of groundwater in different cropping system. Groundwater samples were collected from different cropping systems and an analysis was done periodically from July 2007 to February 2008 for ...

Groundwater Resources and Management Challenges in Sri Lanka–an Overview

Villholth, K.G; Rajasooriyar, L.D. (Springer Science+Business Media B.V, 2009)

This paper gives an overview of the geophysico-chemical groundwater conditions in Sri Lanka and the associated contemporary management challenges. Groundwater is extensively used in Sri Lanka today, for agriculture, domestic ...

Groundwater potential in the Jaffna Peninsula and impacts of climate change

Tyriakidis, V.; Guganesharajah, R.K; Ouki, S.K. (2009)

Excessive pumping and over-abstraction in Jaffna Peninsula, in Sri Lanka, has decreased the ground water levels in the last years. The total area of the Peninsula is 1017 km’ and includes two internal lagoons with an area ...

Jaffna Peninsula water resource challenges

Sanmuganathan, K. (2009)

Temporal variation of nitrate pollution in agro wells in Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka with special reference to Kanthapuram

Loganathan, P. (2010)

Management of good quality ground water is a prime factor for sustenance of life. Use of nitrate-contaminated drinking water is well known risk factor for infant methemoglobinemia and various types of human cancer. There ...

Estimation of Groundwater Recharge in Limestone Aquifer using an Improved Soil Moisture Balance Method: A Case Study in Jaffna District. Tropical Agricultural Research

Thushyanthy, M.; De Silva,C. (2010)

Estimation of recharge is extremely important for proper management of groundwater systems. The main purpose of this paper is to study the possibility of estimation of potential recharge in limestone aquifer as a case study ...

Alternate management options of small scale surface water resource systems to develop groundwater system for the improvement in food productivity in the dry zone.

Sivakumar, S.S. (Water Resources Board, 2011)

Characterization of Irrigation Water Quality of Chunnakam Aquifer in Jaffna Peninsula

Sutharsiny, A.; Pathmarajah, S.; Thushyanthy, M.; Meththika, M. (2012)

Chunnakam aquifer is the main lime stone aquifer of Jaffna Peninsula. This study focused on characterization of Chunnakam aquifer for its suitability for irrigation. Groundwater samples were collected from wells to represent ...

Assessment of groundwater quality in Jaffna Peninsula for the establishment of a long-term groundwater monitoring network

Kumara, I.G.C.I.; Rajapakse,R. R. G. R. (2012)

Local technologies for removal of hardness in groundwater.

Nishani, S.; Thushyanthy, M.; Saravanan, S. (2012)

Groundwater is the major natural resource in Jaffna peninsula and it is used for all purposes. Jaffna peninsula is underlain by a Miocene limestone aquifer which is the main source for hard water. Considering problems of ...

Seasonal variation of water table and groundwater quality of the karst aquifer of the Jaffna Peninsula-Sri Lanka

Joshua, W.D.; Thushyanthy, M.; Nanthagoban, N. (2013)

The Miocene limestone bedrock of the Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka extends below the sea level and is an excellent aquifer. The North-East Monsoonal rainfall infiltrates into the soil and forms a layer of freshwater in the ...

Water quality assessment in Jaffna, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Kurunagala and Hambantota in Sri lanka for domestic purposes.

De Silva, C.S. (2013)

Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater to improve food productivity in Vavuniya district in the dry zone area

Sivakumar, S.S. (2013)

This research presents alternate policy decisions based on technical strategies to operate minor and medium irrigation schemes with integrated conjunctive use of surface and groundwater to improve groundwater systems in ...

Groundwater Recharge Study in Jaffna Peninsula -Sri Lanka: An assessment using stable isotope technique

Edirisinghe, E.A.N.V.; Karunaratne,G.R.R.; Hidayathulla, M.S.M.; Kumara, I.G.C.I.; Tilakarathna, I. A. N. D. P.; Gunasekara, J.D.C.; Rathnayaka, S.S.K.; Priyadarshanee, K.S.G.S. (2013)

Jaffna peninsula in northern Sri Lanka consists of different aquifer systems such as shallow karstic, alluvial, coastal sand and lagoon. Investigating groundwater recharge mechanism in different aquifers is important for ...

Proceedings of the Senior Stakeholders’ Meeting on groundwater in the Jaffna Peninsula.

Unknown author (International Water Management Institute (IWMI), 2013)

Sustaining a limestone aquifer: Case of Jaffna Peninsula in Sri Lanka

Sutharsiny, A.; Manthrithilake, H. (2013)

The population of the Jaffna Peninsula, in Northern Sri Lanka depends entirely on groundwater resources to meet all their water requirements. The four, main fresh water aquifers in the Jaffna Peninsula are saddled within ...

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