- Tytuł:
- The need for proper management leading to the sustainability of the Kelani River and its lower basin
- Autorzy:
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Manage, Pathmalal
Mahagamage, Yohan L.
Ajward, Roshan
Amaratunge, Sampath
Amarathunga, Visitha I. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1844419.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2020
- Wydawca:
- Instytut Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy
- Tematy:
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Kelani River basin
lower river basin
pollution sources
proper management
strategic plan
sustainability - Opis:
- The Kelani River is the second largest watershed in Sri Lanka and the main water-supply intake point for the Greater Colombo. The present study focuses to identify the sources of pollutants of the meandering zone of the Kelani River, particularly due to the absence of more recent information. Accordingly, a survey was conducted to obtain information on industrial discharges, anthropological, and social activities within the area of 15 m from left and right banks of the river. The high contaminations (total and faecal coliform – 1100 MPN∙(100 cm3)–1; COD – 10 mg∙dm–3; BOD – 4 mg∙dm–3) of surface and groundwater are corroborated with the results obtained via the demographic and land usage statistics. Industrial pollutant sources and harmful anthropological practices were identified as major threats to the river basin. In this survey, agriculture and land degradation were identified as issues due to improper land use management. As policy recommendations based on the results of the study, it was identified that the awareness for Kelani River protection should be increased; monitoring and evaluation of the Kelani River basin under a management plan should be implemented; and stakeholder and private partnerships contribution to the sustainability of the Kelani River basin should be established.
- Źródło:
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Journal of Water and Land Development; 2020, 47; 10-15
1429-7426
2083-4535 - Pojawia się w:
- Journal of Water and Land Development
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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