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1 Goonasekera, K. G. A.. 1985. A case study of irrigation water management at Kaudulla irrigation scheme and development of water management alternatives for the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Unpublished dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences and Engineering. xxi, 384p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G744 GOO Record No: H01637)
A case study was conducted at the Kaudulla irrigation system in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. The principle objective of the study was to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the system in operation with primary focus on identifying major constraints to effective irrigation management through multi-disciplinary research approach. Inadequate control facilities and neglected maintenance of the channel system were the major problems affecting irrigation management. Other constraints identified were the lack of motivation among management personnel and insufficient funds available for maintenance, which were dependent on constraints external to the system, namely the national economic and political environment. The delicate economic status of a majority of the farmers, grassroot level political environment and the economic vicissitudes of the entire country have resulted in the formation of vicious economic cycles that has contributed to a break down in the institutions essential for an engineering system to function effectively. Irrigation management alternatives were developed on the basis of generating motivational incentives to the management personnel and financial resources to sustain the technical capability of the engineering system to effectively distribute the irrigation water. Techniques for integrating these aspects into new community organizations in addition to existing organizational frame work were outlined. These procedures should assist in eliminating the major constraints to effective utilization and management of irrigation water.
2 Goonasekera, K. G. A.. 1988. Technical and practical field problems of irrigation management field data collection. Paper presented at seminar held at IIMI, Digana Village, 22 March 1988. 9p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 994 Record No: H04046)
3 Goonasekera, K. G. A.; Amerasinghe, F. P. 1988. Planning, design and operation of rice irrigation schemes and their impact on mosquito-borne diseases. In IRRI; WHO/FAO/UNEP Panel of Experts on Environmental Management for Vector Control - Vector-borne disease control in humans through rice agroecosystem management: Proceedings of the Workshop on Research and Training Needs in the Field of Integrated Vector-Borne Disease Control in Riceland Agroecosystems of Developing Countries, Los Banos, Philippines, 9-14 March 1987: Los Banos, Philippines: IRRI. pp.41-50.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.5 G000 IRR Record No: H05533)
4 Goonasekera, K. G. A.; Goonasekera, S. G. A. 1986. Irrigation management, the peasant and the bureaucracy. Paper presented at the Seminar on Mahaweli After Ten years, SLAAS, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 6-9 November 1986. 14p.
Irrigation management ; Bureaucracy ; Irrigation engineering ; Rural sociology ; Agricultural society / Sri Lanka / Mahaweli Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1893 Record No: H08334)
5 Sriramany, C.; Goonasekera, K. G. A.; Jayasekera, A. A. 1991. A preliminary investigation of suitable low cost material for drip emitters. Agricultural Engineering, 3(1):25-31.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2048 Record No: H09092)
6 Goonasekera, K. G. A.; Alahakoon, P. M. K.; Weeratunge, N. 1995. Low-cost water stage sensor and data logger are a reality now. ITIS (Information Techniques for Irrigation Systems), 2(1):12-14.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H017578)
7 Liyanage, N.; Goonasekera, K. G. A.; Koga, K. 1993. Water use, soil water relations and yield of cowpea under a minor irrigation tank. In Jayasekera, A. A. (Ed.), Tropical agricultural research. Vol.5, 1993: Proceedings of the 5th Annual Congress of the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya, 4-5 November 1993. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: PGIA. pp.29-40.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G744 JAY Record No: H018223)
8 Jayasinghe, A. P. R.; Goonasekera, K. G. A.. 1993. Influence of Poly-Ethylene film mulch on the yield of irrigated chilli in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. In Jayasekera, A. A. (Ed.), Tropical agricultural research. Vol.5, 1993: Proceedings of the 5th Annual Congress of the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya, 4-5 November 1993. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: PGIA. pp.41-49.
Crop yield ; Irrigation requirements ; Irrigation practices ; Water use efficiency ; Plant diseases / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G744 JAY Record No: H018224)
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