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Environmetal impacts of Rubber Industry in Sri Lanka

Environmetal impacts of Rubber Industry in Sri Lanka

Chamila Parthiana Rubber Industry is a major industry in Sri Lanka, which has a significant contribution to national economy. Also, Rubber Industry generates many employment opportunities to rural population having lower level of education....

Upper Kothamale Hydropower Project, Sri Lanka

Upper Kothamale Hydropower Project, Sri Lanka

Sulari Anthony The upper hydropower project is a run of river hydropower project with an installed capacity of 150MW; consisting of two 75MW units and it will produce 528 per year. It has the...

Environmental effects of sand mining in Kelani River, Sri Lanka

Environmental effects of sand mining in Kelani River, Sri Lanka

Uthpala Wijemanna Rivers are complex natural systems, which responsible for the natural balance or equilibrium by water discharging, and sediments depositing. So that river sand mining is directly affected to the natural equilibrium. It...

Student Abstracts

Student Abstracts

Forestry and Environmental ScienceB.Sc. (Special) Part I Gayathri AbhayarathneDulmini JayawardeneThilina JayarathneGayesha JayasingheUthpala WijemannaSumedha AmarasenaChamila PathiranaPriyanwada RathnayakaSulari Anthony

Norochcholai Coal Power Plant Sri Lanka

Norochcholai Coal Power Plant Sri Lanka

Dulmini Jayewardane The main crisis faced by Sri Lanka in this 21st century is the power crisis. At present, hydropower produces 37% of electricity and the deficit of 63% is fulfilled by fuel. Yet,...

B.Sc Forestry Sepecial Seminars

B.Sc Forestry Sepecial Seminars

These seminars are held on Tuesdays from 10-12 at Forestry Auditorium, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura Visit our web site at http://www.EnvironmentLanka.com