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ACTIVITIES |
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Networking |
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An information network is
established on district basis linking the users,
agencies, NGO’s and individuals and the National
Forum. Forum is also linked with international
and regional rain water organisations. |
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Promotion |
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Forum carries out an
effective public promotion campaign through the
following activities. |
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Demonstration Projects -
to promote the concept and technologies of rain
water harvesting for domestic and small scale
agriculture use, on island wide. |
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Workshops
- workshops are organised to bring together rain water
collection practitioners and national experts to
share and exchange information. |
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Media Programmes
- regular articles and news items
are published in the press, TV programmes, video and
as leaflets (For further information visit "Forum
in the News" page). |
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Exhibitions -
participating in professional and public
exhibitions. |
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Awareness
Programmes - for public, school children,
government and non-government officials on the
practices, technologies and benefits of rain
water harvesting. |
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School Competitions -
organizing essay, poetry, painting and model
competitions among school children (For further
information visit "RWH
Competitions
in Schools" page). |
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Training |
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Training is conducted to partner
organisations
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both government and non-
government in social and technical aspects of
rain water harvesting. Pool of skilled masons
are established in sixteen districts (Kandy, Hambantota,
Anuradhapura, Gampaha, Puttlam, Ampara,
Monaragala, Trincomalee, Badulla, Jaffna,
Vavuniya, Mannar, Batticaloa, Kilinochchi,
Mullativu & Colombo) in the country who are
trained in planning , design and constructions
of rainwater harvesting systems. |
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Training is also given to users
of rain water harvesting systems on operation
and maintenance. |
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Research and
Development |
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Different low cost storage
techniques and collecting devices. |
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Monitoring the durability of the
present practices.
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Suitability of using different
roofing material. |
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Quality of collected water. |
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Water user pattern and water
security. |
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Study the potential of rain water
harvesting for home gardening. |
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