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Groundwater study in Jaffna peninsula
1. Groundwater study in Jaffna Peninsula
Photo: Sarath
Gunasinghe/IWMI
Herath Manthrithilake
January 17, 2014
Colombo, Sri Lanka
A water-secure world
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2. (IWMI study, 2011)
‘Hot spots’ where agro-well density is very high
19,905 agro-wells identified
(excluding Delft Island)
Over 200 wells/ sq.km
(1 km2 = 100 ha)
A water-secure world
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3. Number of agro-wells on the rise in Valikamam South
• Over irrigation 130 - 160%
• Over abstraction of groundwater
• Excessive pollution
• Over use of ag. Chemicals 200%
A water-secure world
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