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Air pollution and water pollution are challenges for Sri Lanka since both cause negative health impacts. Overfishing and insufficient waste management, especially in rural areas, leads to environmental pollution. Sri Lanka is also vulnerable to climate change impacts such as extreme weather events and sea level rise. [1]
The Biyagama Water Treatment Plant or BWTP is a water treatment facility located at the bank of Kelani River, in Biyagama, Sri Lanka. At a daily output capacity of 160,000,000 L / d (1,900,000 L/ ks ), it is the second largest water treatment facility in the country.
Rekawa Lagoon (Sinhala: රැකව කලපුව) is a coastal waterbody located in Hambantota Districtt in the Southern Province, Sri Lanka and it is located 200 km (120 mi) south of Colombo. The lagoon possesses a rich biodiversity with a variety of flora (ex; mangroves) and fauna (ex; fish, crustaceans, birds).
Sri Lanka's forests contain 61 million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass (in 2010 [14]). The southwest portion of the island, where the influence of the moisture-bearing southwest monsoon is strongest, is home to the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests. At higher elevations they make the transition to the Sri Lanka montane rain forests.
Reservoirs in Sri Lanka (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Water supply and sanitation in Sri Lanka" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Authorities in Sri Lanka were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster Thursday as a fire-damaged container ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the country's main ...
Bodies of water of Sri Lanka by province (9 C) B. Bay of Bengal (6 C, 56 P) C. Canals in Sri Lanka (2 P) L. Lagoons of Sri Lanka (19 P) Lakes of Sri Lanka (22 P) R.
Prior to the floods Sri Lanka was suffering a drought and consequently power cuts as reservoirs ran dry. [65] [66] Following the floods water levels in many of the reservoirs reached 75%, giving uninterrupted power supply according to the Ministry of Power and Energy. [67] As rescue efforts continued the death toll increased.