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The Blurring of a vision – The Mahaweli The approach adopted is sociological and is based on four major aspects: (1) the complexity of the technical structure (ii) the productivity and functional differentiation of households and local communities (iii) the relative autonomy of local organizations and (iv) the qualitative aspects of social integration of various sections of the population.
This publication was supported by the Centre for Asian Studies Amsterdam (CASA) University of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO)
This study is concerned with the planning implications arising from a scheme prepared by the UNDP/FAO of the United Nations, to develop the water resources of the basins of the Mahaweli and its associated rivers in the north-central and north-eastern areas of Sri Lanka. The discussion in the study has been carried out in three parts. Part I is introduces the existing national setting so as to focus attention on the background upon which this project is being initiated. The specific regional area covered by the proposed development is also introduced in this part. In addition, the organizational and legislative aspects are concerning the project and its relationship with the existing framework for town and country planning in Sri Lanka. Part II comprises the analytical portion of the study. It begins by critically evaluating the recommendations made by the UN team for the planning of new village settlements to accommodate the incoming agro-based population. Part III of the study comprises the conclusions and recommendations.
This Publication marks the ceremonial commissioning of the Stage I of the Mahaweli diversion project at Polgolla by Mrs. Sirimavo R D Bandaranaike, in 1976. It includes the history and introduction of Mahaweli project, Polgolla diversion dam and tunnel and the Ukuwela power house and also brief description of the Bowatenna dam.
Published by
Ministry of Mahaweli Development published the booklet on the occasion
of the completion of the Maduru Oya reservoir complex.
06. On the way
to Randenigala : Poems book This booklet contains poems written by the author to attempt to convey something of the joy that she felt in the natural beauty of this country with some real incidents happens through her journey via Mahaweli Ganga.
07. The Truth
about the Mahaweli (a book)
08. Mahaweliya
(a Sinhala poet book)
A Booklet described the history of Maduru Oya and its adjacent regions named Antaraganga and Kottivala situated in the ancient Rohanamandala, the southern territorial district of ancient Sri Lanka.
This book is the result of the realization by the late. Hon.Gamini Dissanayake then Minister of Lands, Land Development and Mahaweli Development of the need for a comprehensive story of the Accelerated Mahaweli Programme, as it interact on all aspects of the lives of the Sri Lankan people. Even there have been many news items, feature articles, magazines, photo features or critical studies of the mahaweli project, non have so far covered the dramatic impact of the Mahaweli programme on the history, traditions, culture, life-style, development and environment, as this book has done. The attractive book has written by Ahbaya Attanayake and B H Hemapriya who were directly associated with the Mahaweli Authority and C M Madduma Bandara and J B Dissanayake, are academics who have moved closely and studied many aspects of the people who will be affected one way or another, by the Accelerated Mahaweli programme.
11. Mahaweli
Wansa ( Sinhala ) Vol. 1 & 2 12. Effects
of deforestation and of tree planting on the hydrology of the Upper
Mahaweli Catchment: a review of the published evidence. The point of
this study has really been to try to answer some simple enough questions
about land use in the Upper Mahaweli Catchments. They can even be
reduced to just two main ones:
13 An assessment
of the importance of complementary urban policies for the development
of the Accelerated Mahaweli Region. By D Daluwatta, 1985. 81p. This study assesses the importance of a properly formulated policy frame in Planning for Urban Centres to make them complementary in socio-economic development of the agricultural settlements coming under the Mahaweli Programme. The book contains two broad sections; a theory and experience of some previous development strategies in order to emphasis the importance and the ways of using urban component for the development of predominantly rural regions. It includes the analytical descriptions for socio-economic situation and the impact of proposed urban centres of the programme in socio-economic development of the agricultural settlements of the area. And also contains the case study of Giradurukotte urban area. It also examined the means and ways to create a more dynamic urban component that would complement the contribution of other component like agriculture, hydropower and social services in the integrated development of the Mahaweli programme area. ------------------------------------------------------------ 14. Examination of certain aspects of the Mahaweli development Programme in its exercise to harness natural resources for development. By T H Karunatilleke. 1985. A dissertation submitted by the author for M.A (Geography) degree in 1983. The author examined the main aspects of the Mahaweli Development Programme (MDP) and in its exercise of utilizing land and water resources. Mahaweli is the biggest development effort of this nature at lease after the decline of the ancient irrigation civilization as he described. In this context the benefits of the MDP were thoroughly examined.
15. Role of
extension on securing farmer participation in water management with
special reference to Mahaweli Development project, Sri Lanka. In this book focuses upon farmer participation on irrigation projects and various aspects of farmer participation and discussed relation to irrigation management. It also analysis the systems of management involved in irrigation and the role of the farmer in each of these systems was also looked into. The three systems of management were identified, namely, the bureaucratically managed system, the Joint system of management and the Communal system which different degree of farmer involvement in irrigation management.
16. A critical
evaluation of non-agricultural employment opportunities in the Mahaweli
Development Region: A case study of Bakamuna Township. A dissertation presented to the Department of Town and Country Planning, Uni. of Moratuwa, 1987. In this study it was concerned with the evaluation of non-agricultural employment opportunities in the Mahaweli Development Region. The Bakamuna Township in system ‘G’ was selected for the case study. It consists six chapters including the discussion of the age structure of the population in settlements and the causative factors for the unemployment problem and also analyses the diminishing returns and allied problems in the agricultural sector. The empirical evidence was collected and analyses in respect of non-agricultural employment opportunities. The policy frame work was also prepared for the development of the non-agricultural employment sector in this region. ------------------------------------------------------------ 17. Marketing relations in a village in the Mahaweli scheme: the paddy market in Konwewa / Eppawala. A thesis submitted for the requirement of M.A, 1985. This study focused on the linkage between the farmers and the traders, and the mechanisms behind the debt-trap situation. No attention was paid to the part of the rice market where consumers meet the traders. He analysed the way farmer acts on the market and the mechanisms that can make him dependent on the traders when selling his products. In this study, the author used the market structure-market conduct-market performance paradigm. This theory explains the market performance out of the organization of the market structure and the market conduct. However, this study is focused on the linkages between the traders and the farmers in which not the position of the traders is the starting point, but the position of the farmer on the market. The market performance of the farmer was analyzed. The Purna village in system H-4 area and the Eppawala paddy market of the Mahaweli System were chosen as a case study.
In this study, the team defined that the rural non-farm employment can broadly be defined as all employment that is generated and sustained beyond the production of crops and trees and raining of livestock in the farms and homesteads. Thus, any non-agricultural activity or activities undertaken in the farm household or employment in any activity outside the farm can be taken as non-farm employment. Also describes that all these activities are not synonymous with rural industrialization. It includes all other non-agricultural industries in rural areas. Rural regions include not only villages but small towns, market centres and suburbs that are not defined as urban and are interspersed within the village and estates of Sri Lanka. Since rural industrialization is being considered as a vehicle for the generation of employment and income for the rural masses, rural industrialization cannot be strictly confined to rural areas, as many people who physically live in rural areas commute to urban regions for non agricultural employment. The region coming under the Mahaweli Authority is rural and has over 80 percent of the population engaged in agricultural activities. Since, the Mahaweli region is a special case, since the land is equally distributed among the settlers each receiving 2 ½ acres of lowland and ½ acre homesteads or highland. Therefore rural industrialization in the context of the Mahaweli region should mean increasing diversification of the rural economy through multiplier and linkage effects of a high productivity agricultural system.
19. Ancient
Irrigation works in Ceylon in 3 parts. The subject of Mr.Brohier’s excellent paper on ‘Ancient Irrigation Works in Ceylon’ is a wonderful old work used as a guide book by the surveyors and engineers with enthusiastic. The author who has been achieved considerable reputation for historical research and illiteracy work, deserved great credit for the manner in which he has compiled all the information available from the records of the Survey Department, the records of other Government Departments and from various reports and publications, on the subject of
20. Water Resources
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