Sunday, August 21, 2011

An aqueduct at Minipe.


The water in the concrete channel at Minipe, is carried over a river bed by a concrete aqueduct shown in the above two pictures

Concrete waterway at Minipe

Concrete waterway
Waterway emptying into a reservoir
The waters of the Mahaweli Ganga are conducted for purposes of irrigation via these concrete waterways. The water reaches quite high and people bathe in this artificially created stream at Minipe.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Friday, August 19, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The lack of rain and the Victoria Project, Sri Lanka.


The bed of the Victoria reservoir upstream and the bed of the river downstream from the site of the dam on 12th August 2011. The rains had not arrived but power generation, the aim of the Victoria project was still going on.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Victoria Dam, Sri Lanka.






The egg-shell shaped concrete dam built across the Mahaweli Ganga at Adhikarigama for power generation. This dam was designed and erected on British aid to Sri Lanka.
         Mr.Aruppola, Engineer in Charge, Victoria Project.  Mr.Weerasinghe Technical Officer, on right.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

The poultry farmer - Sri Lankan

In the village called Weragolla in Puuwakpitiya, Sri Lanka there was a poultry farmer aged about 40 years. He had about 100 layers. He found that someone was stealing his eggs. He lay in wait and spotted a cobra quietly sneaking into his poultry shed. He was so angry that he grabbed the neck of the cobra and was bitten by it on his forearm for his pains. He killed the culprit and went looking for a native physician ('vedarala') who had a reputation for treating snake-bites, to a village closeby called Kosgama. The 'Vedarala' had one look at his bleeding forearm and the dead cobra which he took with him and sent him hurrying to the Avissawella Government Hospital. There he got severe symptoms of envenomation and was treated with large doses of antivenom serum and was in the Intensive Care Unit with life support for a few days. He is making a good recovery. What do you call this act, bravery, foolhardiness or anything else? Any suggestions?