Groundwater workshop

A workshop on 'Issues and Solutions: Groundwater Resources Management in Sri Lanka' will be held on Tuesday from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm. at the BMICH

The workshop is organised by Water Resources Board (WRB) with the Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project (DSWRPP).

The chief guest at the inauguration of the workshop will be Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management, Nimal Siripala de Silva.

In many parts of Sri Lanka, groundwater resources are subject to deterioration in terms of quality and quantity due to natural and anthropogenic activities.

The Water Resources Board has identified six pilot areas in seven districts, Anuradhapura, Ampara, Badulla, Matale, Jaffna, Puttalam and Gampaha, to carry out a comprehensive groundwater study under the second component of DSWRPP to set up groundwater monitoring networks that provide information on variation of quality and quantity over time.