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GROUND WATER CONDITION
OF
CENTRAL PROVINCE SRILANKA
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE
SOUTH EASTERN UNIVERSITY OF SRILANKA
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TABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................................... ii
LIST OF TABLES.....................................................................................................................ii
1 INTRODUCTION TO CENTRAL PROVINCE................................................................2
1.1 GENERAL..................................................................................................................2
1.2 CLIMATE....................................................................................................................3
1.2.1 KANDY...............................................................................................................3
1.2.2 MATALE..............................................................................................................4
1.2.3 NUWARA ELIYA................................................................................................4
1.3 GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY...................................................................41.3.1 ROCK TYPES......................................................................................................4
1.3.2 GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES...............................................................................6
1.3.3 TOPOGRAPHY...................................................................................................6
1.3.4 LANDUSE...........................................................................................................7
2 AUIFERS OF CENTRAL PROVINCE..........................................................................!
2.1 TYPES OF AUIFERS WITH RESPECT TO THE REGION..................................!
2.2 REACHARGING POSSIBILITIES............................................................................"
3 WATER UALITY IN CENTRAL PROVINCE.............................................................1#
3.1 UALITY WITH CHEMISTRY..............................................................................1#
3.2 POSSIBLE CONTAMINATIONS............................................................................11
3.3 WATER UALITY AND BORNE DESEASES.......................................................11
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................14
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LIST OF FIGURESFi$%&' 1.1 T(' )*+,-i* */ C'-&,) P&*0i+'..............................................................................2
Fi$%&' 1.2 M,-,)' Di-&i+-..........................................................................................................2
Fi$%&' 1.3 K, Di-&i+-...........................................................................................................2
Fi$%&' 1.4 N%,&,E)i, Di-&i+-................................................................................................2
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Fi$%&' 2.2 R*-%8i(i)), Hi&i$,) C,0' E-&,+'............................................................................"
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LIST OF TABLEST,:)' 1.1 G''&,) '-,i) ,:*%- ',+( Di-&i+-...........................................................................3
T,:)' 3.1 G&*%,-'& %,)i- i K, ;M,9i% O:'&0' V,)%'<................................1#
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INTRODUCTION
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Figure . The location of Central Province
Figure . Matale DistrictFigure . Kandy District
Figure . Nuwaraliya District
1 INTRODUCTION TO CENTRAL PROVINCE
1.1 GENERAL
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1.3.1 ROCK TYPES
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STRUCTURES
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1.3.4 LANDUSE
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2 A"UIFERS OF CENTRAL PROVINCE
2.1 TYPES OF A"UIFERS WITH RESPECT TO THE REGION
There are si& $ain ty%e of groundwater auifers de$arcated and
identi/ed in 'ri (an#a. They are0
1. 'hallow #arstic auifers2. Coastal sand auifers!. Dee% con/ned auifers). (ateritic caoo#3 auifers+. 4lluvial auifers,. 'hallow regolith auifers in the hard roc# region.
T('&' ,&' ,i) M'-,*&8(i+ &*+ *&i$i,-' i K, , N%,&, E)i, Di-&i+-.
*roundwater in Kandy e&ists $ostly in the for$ of se$icon/ned auifers
in the /rst 155 $ of the edroc#. This groundwater e&its oth as s$all
%oc#ets of underground reservoirs and as /ssure groundwater. T(' ,-'&
=%,)i- i *- (i$( i -(i &'$i*. N,-%&,) 8&i$ i-( (i$( =%,)i/i' ,-'& ,&' (i$()
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2.2 REACHARGING POSSIBILITIES
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3 WATER "UALITY IN CENTRAL PROVINCE
3.1 "UALITY WITH CHEMISTRY
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CONCLUSION
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