The value of traditional water schemes : small tanks in the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka
2005
Emerton, L. (Lucy) |
Vidanage, Shamen P. |
Perera, Sudarshana |
Kallesoe, M. F. |
Sri Lanka has one of the oldest traditions of irrigation in the world. The economy and human settlements of early Sri Lankan society were organized around the ancient water tank (water storage reservoir) irrigation systems. These traditional tank systems thus form a vital component of both the natural and manmade landscape in Sri Lanka.