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... Lanka is blessed with 103 rivers as in Figure 1.1, fairly distributed over the Country with the Jaffna peninsula being the exception without any rivers. ...
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... Lanka is basically divided into Wet, Intermediate and Dry climatic zones based on the annual average rainfall of the area as in Figure 1.2. The area receiving above 2,500 mm average annual rainfall is designated as the Wet Zone, which represents the south-western part of the country ...
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... area which receives rainfall between 1,750 and 2,500 mm is considered as the Intermediate Zone. As per the long-term records of Rainfalls, only Mannar receives rainfall less than 1,000 mm as in Figure 1.3. ...
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... fourth Dublin Principle states that "Water has an economic value in all its competing uses and should be recognized as an economic good/commodity" Water should be governed properly. The fundamental dimensions of water governance is given Figure 1.6. Moreover, the Ministerial Conference of the World Water Forum in Hague noted that "access to safe and sufficient water and sanitation are basic human needs". ...
