Impact of Tsunami on
Groundwater, Soils and Vegetation in Coastal Regions of
19 September 2005
at
Department of Soil Science
Faculty of Agriculture
Sponsored by
National
Science Foundation of
Soil Science Society
of
PROGRAM
9.00
a.m. - Welcome Address
Dr. N. Jayasooriya - NSF
Prof.
Ananda Gunatilaka – NSF
Prof. Ranjith B. Mapa -
SSSSL
9.10
a.m. - Address by Prof. K.G.A. Goonasekara
Vice
Chancellor,
Session I –
Chairman: Prof. T. Illangasekare
9.15
a.m. - Project background, goals and planned outcomes
Prof. Tissa
Illangasekare
Dr. Jayantha
Obeysekera
9.30
a.m. - Post-tsunami Research Initiatives in the
coastal zone
Zone
of Sri Lanka
Prof. Ananada
Gunathilaka
10.00 a.m. - Tea
10.30 a.m. - Pre
and post Tsunami salinity effects on agricultural
Land
Prof. R.B. Mapa,
Dr. M.W. Wickramasinghe
D.N. Sirisena
and K.M.A. Kendaragama
11.00 a.m. - Synopsis of Post-Tsunami Rapid
Environmental
Assessments in
Dr. Mahesh Jayaweera
11.30
a.m. - Hydrogeology of the coastal area of
Dr. H.A. Dharmagunawardena
12.00
noon - Lunch
Session II-
Chairman: Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera
1.00 p.m. Pre and post Tsunami
effects on vegetation of
coastal areas
Dr. S.P. Nissanka
1.30
p.m. - Groundwater conditions of the Dry Zone of
Dr.Lasantha
Perera and Dr. C.R. Panabokke.
associated water supply on the East coast of Sri
Lanka
. Dr. Karen Villholth
2.30
p.m. - Integrated management of surface water and
Groundwater
– Approaches and system tools
Prof.
William Yeh
3.00
p.m Water and Salinity Dynamics in Soils
and
Groundwater
Prof. Rien van Genuchten
3.30
p.m Tea
4.00
p.m Coastal Aquifer chemical mixing:
salt-water
freshwater stability issues and
possible mechanisms
for post-tsunami aquifer
mixing.
Prof. Scott Tyler
4.30
p.m. - Comments by participants and discussion
Prof. Tissa Illangasekara
Dr. Jayantha
Obeysekara
6.00
p.m Conclusion