In my earlier article on ‘Khaya: The wonder tree for commercial cultivation,’ I discussed the growing and uses of Khaya timber. Now, having constructed a…
Transforming garbage for common good
Posted on 0 commentDuring the forum on the Western Region Megapolis Planning Project on 30 November, the Minister for Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka stated: “We…
Moragahakanda Project hijacked, needs rectification
Posted on 0 commentAn agreement was signed on 17 September between the ADB Country Director and the Secretary of Mahaweli Development, releasing the $150 million first tranche of…
Garbage transformation: from liability to an asset
Posted on 0 commentRecently, the Sri Lankan Government announced that the Cabinet has approved an environmentally-acceptable and economically-feasible solid waste management project to dispose of the solid waste…
Dragon fruit: The new commercial crop
Posted on 0 commentFor the past couple of years, the consumers of Sri Lanka, especially in the supermarkets, were presented with a peculiar type of fruit, red in…
Drought and lessons learned
Posted on 0 commentThe unprecedented drought over the past few months due to the long delay of the south-west monsoon affected the entire country, resulting in withered paddy-fields…
The drought, Mahaveli waters, and the farmer
Posted on 0 commentPoor rainfall throughout Sri Lanka during the past few months has caused a drought unheard of during recent history. Particularly affected Districts are Kurunegala, Puttalam,…
Mahaveli waters: Power and irrigation conflict
Posted on 0 commentThe Mahaveli Development Project was planned in the late 1960s as a multi-purpose project to provide water for irrigation and for enhancing hydropower generation. At…
Paddy farmers’ problems
Posted on 0 commentWith the ending of the Maha season paddy harvesting, newspapers and TV have been highlighting problems encountered by farmers in disposing of their harvest. Due…