Domestic Rainwater Harvesting as a Water Supply Option in Sri Lanka

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  • Tanuja Ariyananda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/hn.v6i0.4189

Keywords:

Rainwater harvesting, Water quality, Sri Lanka, Technology, Policy

Abstract

Domestic rainwater harvesting has been revived in Sri Lanka since 1995 with the Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project. Since then, through the efforts of the Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum (LRWHF, an NGO set up to pro-mote rainwater harvesting for domestic need), the technology and the concept has been spread to other parts of the country. At present there are over 31,000 domestic rainwater systems in the country. Rainwater harvesting has been successfully legalized in Sri Lanka.

 Key words: Rainwater harvesting; Water quality; Sri Lanka; Technology; Policy

DOI: 10.3126/hn.v6i0.4189

 Hydro Nepal

Vol 6, January 2010

Page : 27-30

Uploaded Date: 24 January, 2011

 

 

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Author Biography

Tanuja Ariyananda

Director of the Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum
since its inception in 1996, * Member of the Ministerial
Committee for Developing Policy and Strategy for Rainwater Harvesting in Sri Lanka, * President (2008-
11) of the International Rainwater Catchments Systems  Association (IRCSA), and * Secretary General (2003-08) and Director of the Women's Program (2001-03).

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Ariyananda, T. (2011). Domestic Rainwater Harvesting as a Water Supply Option in Sri Lanka. Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment, 6, 27–30. https://doi.org/10.3126/hn.v6i0.4189

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