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Rainwater
Harvesting Technologies in Sri Lanka
By Vinod Moonesinghe, Environment Foundation Ltd., Sri Lanka,
January 2004
The uninterrupted supply of water
for domestic purposes in Sri Lanka has long been taken for granted.
The water-supply infrastructure has not kept pace with needs and
rainwater harvesting has not been promoted as in India, where
urban authorities have amended their by-laws to facilitate it.