Water resources are becoming increasingly scarce in many areas of the world due to development, and increased demand. Groundwater is the major water resource in the Jaffna peninsula. One of the problems related to groundwater ...

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 ...

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 ...

Urbanization-led land use changes have significant effects on urban water problems as water scarcity is a common challenge for planning of cities today. Chunnakam aquifer in Jaffna, Sri Lanka has been significantly depleted ...

Agriculture sector development to ensure food security for escalating population inevitably requires Irrigation infrastructure development. Recognizing this fact, both Government and Donors make significant investments in ...

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 ...

The scarcity of surface water resources in the dry season in the Kilinochchi district increases the demand for freshwater. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to delineate potential groundwater zones in Kilinochchi, ...

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 ...