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Rain Water Harvesting Practitioners Guide for Sri Lanka
   
 
   
Edited by – Ms.Tanuja Ariyananda  
Color pictures – Higullawela Dissanayake  
   
Content & authors  
  Chapter 1 – Importance of rain water by Dr. C.S. Weerarathne & Dr. P.A.Weerasinghe
  Chapter 2 – Rain water harvesting options by Mr. Deva Hapugoda
  Chapter 3 – Economic & social aspects of rain water harvesting systems by Mr. M.M.Aheeyer
  Chapter 4 - Case studies – Eng. Jayantha Gunathilake & Eng. Ajith Panagoda, Acht.I.D.Kuruppu, Mr. Niel Perera
 
   
First published  
  English: May 2009
  Sinhala: 2010
  Tamil: 2010
 
   
Book details  
  English - 133 pages, A5 sized, illustrated.
  Sinhala - 137 pages, A4 sized, illustrated.
  Tamil - 124 pages, A4 sized, illustrated.
 
   
Languages  
English - ISBN No: 978-955-1064-06-8  
Sinhala- ISBN No: 978-955-1064-07-2  
Tamil - ISBN No: 978-955-1064-06-8-2  
     
   
 
Home Gardening Through Rain Water Harvesting
   
 
This booklet provides necessary details of how to use rain water for home gardening.  
   
   
Author - Sanduni Ariyawansa  
   
   
Advice - Dr. C. S. Weerarathne, Dr. P. A. Weerasinghe and Ms. Tanuja Ariyananda  
   
   
First Published - February 2009  
   
   
Book details - 25 pages, illustrated.  
   
   
Languages -  
Sinhala- ISBN 978-955-1064-04-4  
Tamil-   ISBN 978-955-1064-05-1  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
   
 
Rain Water Harvesting in Urban Areas
   
 
Rain Water Harvesting in Urban Areas is a compact manual on RWH in urban environment. It gives a brief introduction to RWH, and highlights the necessity of RWH in urban areas with its advantages. It describes the technology, general components of a RWH system and gives details of  practical systems which can be used in houses, apartments, offices and factories.
 
 
Author - Dhanesh Wisumperuma
 
 
Artist - Saman Sissanayake
 
 
First Published - December 2004
 
Book details - 24 pages, illustrated.
 
 
Languages -
English - ISBN 955-1064-02-X
Sinhala - ISBN 955-1064-01-1
Tamil - ISBN 955-1064-03-8
 
 
     
   
 
Problem : Water - Solution : Rainwater
   
 
Problem : Water - Solution : Rainwater is a manual which provides an idea of RWH with special attention to the technological aspects. It gives detailed descriptions of how to build a tank above the ground, on the ground or underground. Further this manual gives instructions on how to maintain a RWH tank and describes the qualities of rain water.
 
 
Design & Layout - Dharshana Karunatilake.
 
 
First Published - 1998
 
 
Book details - 16 pages, illustrated.
 
 
Languages - English, Sinhala, Tamil
 
     
   
   
 
     

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