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Assessment of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Groundwater For Drinking Purpose With Reference to Resettlement Area, Vavuniya

Shah, Pradip; Nanthakumaran, A.; Kawamoto, K. (Dev Sanskriti Interdisciplinary International Journal, 2019-07-31)

This study deals with Physico-chemical of groundwater and surface water that are degraded by geological structure, poor sanitation, solid waste dumping and cultivation in this area have led surface and groundwater pollution ...
Assessment of the Potential of Groundwater Supplementation by Estimating the Stabilization Value of Tank Irrigation Systems in Tamil Nadu, India

Nanthakumaran, A.; Palanisami, K. (Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 2011-01-10)

Irrigation tanks are one of the oldest and most important common property water resources in the resource poor regions especially in South India and Sri Lanka. Tank irrigation accounts for more than 30% of total irrigated ...
Assessment of water quality in the selected village tanks (Peraru Tank, Nochchimoddai Tank and Mamaduwa Tank) in Vavuniya district

Samarawickrama, R.A.D.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Sivakumar, P. (Faculty of Applied Science, University of Vavuniya., 2022-11-03)

Peraru, Nochchimoddai and Mamaduwa are the three village tanks lying in a cascade line in Vavuniya district. The water resource of Peraru village reservoir was treated by National Water Supply and Drainage Board of Vavuniya, ...
Assessment of women participation in agriculture in Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka

Tharani, G.; Akther, M.S.R.; Nanthakumaran, A. (International Journal of Social Science and Management, 2016-07-28)

An attempt was made to assess the women contribution towards agriculture in Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka. 60 farm family households' women were randomly selected from rural and urban area of Kovilkulam AI region of Vavuniya ...
Crop residues with fodder trees to produce good quality silage

Fernando, K.S.D.; Nanthakumaran, A. (SEUSL, 2018-12-17)

Silage is the compressed and fermented green forage crops under anaerobic condition, usually in a silo. Crop residues can be used as feed for cattle during the dry season by ensiling them as silage. The aim of this study ...
Dengue Outbreaks in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka

Vijitharan, S.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Gunatilake, J. (Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, 10-09-19)

In Sri Lanka, Aedesaegypti and Aedesalbopictus are reported to be the vectors transmitting dengue fever to human. Socio-economic conditions of the community contribute to mosquito breeding either directly or indirectly. ...
Distribution and Data Compilation of Irrigation Tanks to Facilitate their Management Using GIS

Akther, M.S.R.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Sivanantharaja, S. (International Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences and Technology, 2014-12-01)

The objectives of this study were to create the conversion equation to convert 1inch: 1mile reference of irrigation tanks to National Coordinate system and create a database using Arc GIS 9.3 software through documentation ...
Efficiency in Sugarcane Production Under Tank Irrigation Systems in Tamil Nadu, India

Nanthakumaran, A.; Palanisami, K. (Journal of Environmental Professionals, Sri Lanka, 2013-01-15)

An attempt was made to study the efficiency of sugarcane production by farmers under the two different sources of water supply viz., tank water with well water and the well water only. The objective was pursued first by ...
Exploring the village tank cascade systems (VTCSs) in Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka

Nanthakumaran, A.; Kadupitiya, H. K.; Devaisy, S.; Athukorale, W. E. P. (IWA, 07-02-22)

An attempt was made to identify, validate the village tank cascade systems (VTCSs) and study the water flow from one village tank to another in each VTCS in the eight Agrarian Service Centre (ASC) divisions in the Vavuniya ...
Farmer participation on water management in the tank irrigated systems in Tamil Nadu

Nanthakumaran, A.; Palanisami, K. (International Conference on Sustainable Built Environments (ICSBE-2010) Kandy, 2010-12-13)

Farmer participation is found to be a solution to arrest the deterioration of the tank irrigation system which is observed in Tamil Nadu state. The study was undertaken with the specific objective of identifying the ...
Household willingness to pay for improved solid waste management services within the Urban Council (UC) limits of Vavuniya

Kanthasamy, S.; Nanthakumaran, A. (University of Sri Jayawardenepura Sri Lanka, 17-11-12)

Particularly in developing countries, the accumulation of solid waste has been to such an extent that there is an adverse effect on our environment due to rapid urbanization, increasing population and insufficient budgetary ...
Identification of artificial groundwater recharge zones in vavuniya district using remote sensing and gis

Ramya, R.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Senanayake, I. P. (Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University Sri Lanka, 2019-01-07)

Ground water is a major source for domestic and irrigation purposes in Sri Lanka and plays a crucial role to human life and economic activity. With rapid growth of population and urbanization water requirements for drinking ...
Identification of cascade systems and assessment of the performance of village tanks at madukanda agrarian service centre

Athukorala, W.E.P.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Kadupitiya, H.K. (South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-12-17)

The objective of the study was to identify the cascades in the village tanks and to assess the performance of the tanks in the cascades. ArcGIS 10.2.2 and QGIS 2.8.2 software platforms were used to identify the cascades ...
Identification of cascade systems and assessment of the performance of village tanks in Kovilkulam Agrarian Centre Area” ICSBE 2016

Sudusinghe, S.A.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Kadupitiya, H.K. (7th International Conference on Sustainable with Environment, Srilanka., 2016-12-16)

Vavuniya district of Sri Lanka consists of nearly 674 minor irrigation tanks which are in a cascade system supplying water for 10900 ha (10900 × 104 m2) of paddy land. But there is no documentation available for the cascade ...
Identification of Village Tank Cascade Systems (VTCS) in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka as a Strategy for Sustainable Water Management

Nanthakumaran, A.; Kadupitiya, H.K.; Devaisy, S.; Athukorale, W.E.P. (IWA, 15-12-20)
Identifying an appropriate and sustainable irrigation method using some remotely sensed parameters for the crop cultivation in Vavuniya district

Arjunan, K.; Nanthakumaran, A. (Procedia food science,ELSEVIER, 2016-01-01)

Over consumption of water resources due to unplanned and inappropriate irrigation methods would be a threat to the ecosystem health and to the sustainable agriculture in Vavuniya District. The objective of this study was ...
INVASION OF Parthenium hysterophorus. L. WEED OVER OTHER COMMON WEEDS IN THE VAVUNIYA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA

Arjunan, K.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Yatigammana, S.K.; Devaisy, S. (The Open University of Sri Lanka, 16-09-21)

Parthenium is a highly invasive weed in Sri Lanka which was initially reported in Vavuniya district and intensely affected the environment. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the invasion of Parthenium weed ...
Paddy Production Efficiency of the Farmers Under Tank Irrigation Systems in Tamil Nadu.

Nanthakumaran, A.; Palanisami, K. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2010-06-02)

Excessive input usage by the farmers excepting to reap a higher cost of production ultimately leads to bring down their profit as well as wastage of scarce resources. The presence of shortfalls in efficiency means that ...
Pesticide Use and Health Behaviour of Farmers in Rajanganaya

Kumarasinghe, M.A.N.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Kayanan, S. (National Centre for Advanced Studies and Social Sciences, Sri Lanka, 14-12-18)

Excessive pesticide usage is progressively affecting the well-being of the farming community and the environment. The objective of this study is to investigate the pesticide use and its impact on farmers’ health. The primary ...
PHYTOREMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF THREE GRASS SPP. IN A CONSTRUCTED WETLAND SYSTEM

Nanthakumaran, A.; Kayanan, S. (South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 08-12-15)

Many of the natural systems have been polluted by direct discharge of waste water to the water bodies that causes environmental and health hazards. The surface water resource mainly the tank water gets polluted due to waste ...

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