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Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 5.15 GMT |
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India assists
water harvesting project in Katunayaka |
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A water harvesting project on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water Resources was completed at the Export Processing Zone in Katunayake. This was initiated by the Government of India following discussions during the 14th SAARC Summit on water security within the region.
The project was implemented by the Sri Lankan government's Water Resources Board with the active cooperation of Indian experts. The total cost of the project (SLR 11.2 million) was funded by India.
It involved the construction of artificial recharge structures such as one recharge trench, one recharge pit, two ring wells, eleven recharge tube wells and ten Piezometers, the Indian High Commission said.
The main objective of the project is to display the effectiveness of rain water harvesting in supplementing and improving the sustainability of water resources at local level.
This is through storing rain water in structures on ground or for artificially recharging ground water resources.
In addition, the project will help in popularising rain water harvesting for direct use or recharging underground aquifers.
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