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Issues and remedial measures in river sand mining - a case study related to artisanal river sand mining in Mahaweli River in Mahiyangana area, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Ekanayake, EMKB
dc.contributor.author Rupawansha, WKAS
dc.contributor.editor Dissanayake, DMDOK
dc.contributor.editor Samaradivakara, GVI
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-23T09:52:51Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-23T09:52:51Z
dc.date.issued 2019-08
dc.identifier.citation Ekanayake, E.M.K.B., & Rupawansha, W.K.A.S. (2019). Issues and remedial measures in river sand mining - a case study related to artisanal river sand mining in Mahaweli River in Mahiyangana area, Sri Lanka. In D.M.D.O.K. Dissanayake & G.V.I. Samaradivakara (Eds.), Proceedings of International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2019 (pp. 19-24). Department of Earth Resources Engineering, University of Moratuwa. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17449
dc.description.abstract The demand for river sand for construction purposes has increased significantly in Sri Lanka in recent years, particularly due to the tsunami disaster that occurred in Dece: eer 2004 and post war period . 'U r 2009. This high demand led to a major incre«i:.c in sand mining in many areas. The current demand for sand for building construction within the country is approximately 7- 7.5 million cubic metres per year. Mahaweli river, the longest river in Sri Lanka is acting as major source of river sand supply for construction industry in the country. Certain areas along the river have become dominant sand mining sites in Mahaweli river. Among that river sand mining sites, Mahiayangana area has been very famous for river sand for a long period. In Mahiayangana area, river sand mining is extensively engaged industry and created major income earning source for thousands of rural folks living nearby. This industry has been creating new socio-economic situation in the area as this has been beneficial to many people in the area. This paper discusses present issues related to artisanal river sand mining in Mahaweli river- Mahiayangana area and remedial measures already adopted and proposals to ensure sustainable way of mining to minimize detrimental environmental affects to the ecosystem of river and the river banks. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Moratuwa. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Earth Resources Engineering en_US
dc.subject Coarse aggregates en_US
dc.subject Green sand ferry en_US
dc.subject Ecological en_US
dc.subject Extraction en_US
dc.subject Floodplain en_US
dc.subject Pebbles en_US
dc.title Issues and remedial measures in river sand mining - a case study related to artisanal river sand mining in Mahaweli River in Mahiyangana area, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Earth Resources Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.year 2019 en_US
dc.identifier.conference International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2019 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 19-24 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of International Symposium on Earth Resources Management & Environment 2019 en_US
dc.identifier.email kapilabel972@gmail.com en_US
dc.identifier.email amkb@uom.lk en_US


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