MEBIN- Title
- Improvement and Integrated Management of Lunawa Lake in Sri Lanka
- Abstract
Lunawa Lake, located in the western coastal belt south of Colombo (Sri Lanka) is a small lagoon of 20 ha. with a catchment area of 6.15 km2.Industrial effluent discharged through the storm water drainage system connected to the lake and urbanization had converted the Lunawa lake in to one of the most polluted lakes in Sri Lanka. Encroachment of drainage canals by the inhabitants and sand bar formation at the mouth of the lagoon had caused serious flood problems in the catchment during rain...
- Publication Date
- Oct. 20, 2017, 12:50 a.m.
- Keywords
- Lagoon
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- M 6
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Jayawardena, H.M.K.S. (n.d.).Improvement and Integrated Management of Lunawa Lake in Sri Lanka, Lunawa Environment Improvement and Community Development Proj...
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