dentifying drought-affected regions is usually done using ground based data collection such as rainfall or field V\veys. However in data scarce regions or of large spatial extent, such assessment is difficult and time ...

In Sri Lanka, statistics show people between the ages of 20 and 45 are the most likely to be injured by landmines. When they are disabled, they become a burden to the country's economy, requiring assistance instead of ...

Soil erosion is one of the most serious environmental problem of agricultural based developing countries since it remove soils rich in nutrients, increase natural level of sedimentation in rivers and other water bodies and ...

The Jaffna peninsula is characterized by erratic rainfall and high evaporation rates leading to unreliable water supply. The people of the Jaffna Peninsula have long recognised this need, and have developed water supply ...

Around 300 000 people were killed by the tsunami that followed the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake on Boxing Day 2004, making it one of the worst disasters in modern history. Up to 40 000 died in Sri Lanka alone, where around ...

This paper presents the use of neural networks (NNs) and genetic algorithms (GAs) to enhance the output tracking performance of partly known robotic systems. Two of the most potential approaches of adaptive control, ...

The online handwritten character recognition on handheld devices presents a challenging assignment due to the limited memory, processing and storage constraints. This paper presents an online handwritten character recognition ...

In Sri Lanka most of the existing urban drainage systems are not functioning properly. Establishing a proper drainage system in an urban area is extremely important since it could avoid floods and inundation which causes ...

Lunugamvehera reservoir constructed across the Kirindi-Oya in the Southern Sri Lanka, is considered as a prominent water body not only because of its large size but also due to widespread accusations that this reservoir ...