Effectiveness of Existing Laws and Regulations to Prevent Encroachments of Stream Reservations

Sri Lanka, with more than 2500 years of hydraulic civilization, has constructed highly complex systems of irrigation in the Dry Zone. Kings formulated the rules in consultation with high officials in the Kings’ court. The King was the source of the laws. This ancient administrative system...

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Main Authors: SSK Chandrasekara, ERN Gunawardena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya 2011-02-01
Series:Tropical Agricultural Research
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Online Access:https://tar.sljol.info/articles/2822