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17 paź 2024 · Designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System in 2017, the Tank Cascade System (TCS) is an ancient, man-made water management system unique to Sri Lanka’s dry zone. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the TCS and the broader landscape (i.e., cascade landscape) it occupies. Further, the book highlights research and fieldwork conducted under the GEF-funded ...
The tank cascade system (Sinhala: එල්ලංගාව, romanized: ellaṅgāva) is an ancient irrigation system spanning the island of Sri Lanka. It is a network of thousands of small irrigation tanks (Sinhala: වැව, romanized: wewa) draining to large reservoirs that store rainwater and surface runoff for later use.
Tanks and Reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Scale : 250k. ArcGIS Projected Coordinate System : SLD-Kandawala.prj. COD. 500+ Downloads. This dataset updates: Never. Use group message to communicate and collaborate with other members of your organisation.
Download scientific diagram | Map showing tank cascade systems in Sri lanka (Source: Department of Agrarian Development) from publication: A PROPOSAL FOR DECLARATION AS A GIAHS THE...
Sri Lanka’s tank cascades (a network of small tanks that store surface water) are one of the country’s greatest legacies from a remarkable hydraulic civilization, built by its ancient kings as a solution to the water scarcity in the country’s dry zone, over 2,000 years ago.
14 maj 2021 · Increasing storage is a key adaptation strategy in the water sector, and restoration and rehabilitation of ancient village tanks have been identified as one of the Nationally Determined Contributions in Sri Lanka.
25 kwi 2017 · Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development. Related to Rural Paddy Fields – Ministry of Irrigation
