Natural Resources, Energy & Science Authority 47/5, Maitland Place Colombo 7. Hon. Minister of Industries Science & Technology Ministry of Industries, Science and Technology 48, Sri ~inaratana Road Colmbo 1. Dear Sir, Annual Report of the Natural Resources, Enerq C Science Authority of Sri Lanka for the period 1st Januarp to 31 December 1989 In terms of Section 16 (111) of the Natural Resources, Energy & Science Authority of Sri Lanka Act No. 78 of 1981, I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka for the period 1st January to 31st December 1989 together with (a) A copy of the Audited ihcome and Expenditure Account (b) A copy of the Audited ~alance Sheet (c) Auditor General's Report Yours obediently n * (Dr. .P. Jayewardene) Director General NATURAL *RESOURCES ENERGY & SCIENCE AUTHORITY C O N T E N T S 1.0, MEMBERS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES ENERGY & SC IENCE AUTHORITY OF S R I LANKA DURING a THE YEAR 1989 02 2 .O P R I N C I P A L S T A F F 02 3.0 M I N I S T E R I A L V I S I T S 04 5.. 0 REPORTS ON SUBJECTS O F N A T I O N A L I N T E R E S T 08 6 .O A C T I V I T I E S R E L A T I N G T R S C I E N C E INFORMATION 09 7 .O AWARDS FOR S C I E N T I F I C ACHIEVEMENTS 1 1 8 .O PROGRAMMES OF N A T I O N A L I N T E R E S T 1 1 9.0 - MEASURES FOR ENHANCING SELF RELIANCE IN 12 S C I E N C E 81 TECHNOLOGY 10 .O RESEARCH & COORDINATION A C T I V I T I E S I N THE NATURAL RESOURCES 13 11.0 RESEARCH 81 COORDINATION I N THE ENERGY SECTOR 14 12 .O SPONSORSHIP FOR S C I E N T I F I C RESEARCH 15 13 .O S T A F F PAPERS PRESENTED OR P U B L I S H E D 15 14.0 POL ICY MATTERS 15 15 .O CONDOLENCES 15 16 .o SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH FINDINGS is TABLES T A B L E I T A B L E 11 T A B L E 111 T A B L E I V GRANTS SPONSORED BY NARESA GRANTS SPONSORED B Y F O R E I G N AGENCIES NEW GRANTS AWARDED I N 1989 P A R T I C I P A T I Q N A T CONFERENCES, SEMINARS 81 WORKSHOPS OVERSEAS ON THE N O M I N A T I O N OF NARESA F I N A L ACCOUNTS AUDITOR GENERAL 'S REPORT OBSERVATION ON THE AUDITOR GENERAL 'S REPORT ANNUAL REPORT 1989 1 .o MEMBERS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY & sc I ENCE AUTHOR I TY OF S R I LANK# DURING THE YEAR 1 .1 B o a r d .Members f r o m , l s t January 1989 - . l6 th A p r i l 1989 D r R .P . J a y e w a r d e n e ( D i r e c tor G e n e r a 1, NARESA ) D r S .L . h a r a s i r i P r o f S . B a l a s u b r a m a n i a m P r o v V. B a s n a y a k e P r o f H. C r u s z D r R.L. de S i l v a D r E.R. J a n s z D r ( M r s ) S . ~ a ~ a w e e r a P r o f N.S. K a r u n a r a t n e D r D.T. Wettasinghe M r L.C.A. de S . Wijesinghe ( A d d l . D i r e c t o r G e n e r a l , NARESA) 1 . 2 B o a r d M e m b e r s f r o m 17th' A p r i l 1989 - 31st D e c e m b e r 1989 D r R .P . J , a y e w a r d e n e P r o f S . B a l a s u b r a m a n i a m P r o f V . B a s n a y a k e P r o f W.R. B r e c k e n r i d . g e P r o f P .C .B . Fernando' P r o f S.A. G u n a s e k e r a D r S .D . I .E . G u n a w a c d e n a D r E.R. J a n s z P r o f N.S. K a r u n a r a t n e D r A.M. M u b a r a k P r o f H. S r i y a n a n d a P R I N C I P 6 L STAFF D i r ec tor G e n e r a 1 D r R.P. J a y e w a r d e n e - Add i tiona 1 D i rec tor G e n e r a 1 M r L.C.A. d e S r Wijesinghe - Deputy D i rec tor G e n e r a 1 Mr M.A.T. de S i l v a - D i r e c t o r s c i en t i f i c A f f a i r s M r D .E .F . Ferd i n a n d e z - A s s t . D i r e c t o r S c i e n t i f i c A f f a i r s M r s S.P. P r e l i s - * M r M. Watson - M.D.,. F.R.C.P. ' ( L o n d ) , D.Sc . B .Sc ( C e y ) , M .A. ( O x o n ) B.Sc.' ( L o n d ) , M.Sc. ( L o h d ) B .Sc . ( L o n d ) , M.Sc. ( W a l e s ) B .Sc . (lions) ( C e y ) , M;Sc. ( S r i Lan ka ) B.Sc ( C e y ) , M . P h i l (Lond ) Sc i e n t i f ic O f f i c e r s M r D . P . A t h u l a t h m u d a l i - B . S c ( S r i L a n k a ) , M i P h i l ( S r i L a n k a M r R..M . W . A m a r a d a s a - B . S c ( S p i L a n k a ) , M.Sc ( S r i L a n k a ) M i s s H .A .U. A m a r a s i n g h e - . B . S c ( S r i - L a n k a ) M r A . C h a n d r a s i r i - B . S c . t S r i L a n k a ) , D i p . S t a t . M i s s J . D . S . D e l a - B . S c . ( S r i L a n k a ) M l s s C.G. P e r e r a - B . S c . ( H o n s ) ( S r i L a n k a ) Mrs W.R.M. S a n d a n a y a k e - B . S c . ( S r i L a n k a ) , M.Sc. ( S r l L a n k a ) M r s S . L . T i l l e k a r a t n e - B.A. ( C e y ) S taf f A s s is t a n ts (Sc i e n t i f ic M r B.M.C . .K. B a s n a y a k e - B . S c . (Sr i L a n k a ) M r A.W.J. K a r u n a s i n g h e - B . S c . (Sr 1 L a n k a h M r W.B. Y a p a - B . S c . ( S r i L a n k d ) Con s t u d y l e a v e ) D irec tor I n f o r m a t i o n M r N.U. Y a p a - B . S c . ( C e y ) , A . L . A . , \ A . S . L . L . A , M.L.S. ( W - O n t ) A s s t . D i r e c t o r ( P u b l i c a t i o n s ) M r s N .R . Amarasoor i y a - B . S c . ( C e y ) , A.L.A. D o c u m e n ta 1 is ts M r W . R . J a y a k o d y - B . S c . (Cey l M r B .G .N . ' K u m a r a s i n g h e - B . S c . ( C e y ) M r s S . R . S r l N a m m u n i - B.A. C e y ) , A.S .L .L .A: M r s W.G.S. W l m a l a s e n a - B.A. ( S r i L a n k a ) , A.S.L.L.A. A d m i n i s t r a t i v e S e c r e t a r y Mi- M . A . P . M u d a n n a y a k e A c c o u n t a n ts M l s s K .C.J .T.K. F e r n a n d o M r M.H.M.S. H a m e e d ' M r s K . d e S l l v a Mrs S. U d u g a m a C o n f i d e n t i a 1 S e c r e t a r y Mrs S . R a t n a y a k e . R e p o g r a p h i c T e c h n rc i a n Mr .S.R.U. S i l v a Es t a b 1 i s h m e n t A s s is tap t M r $. G a l k e t i y a Pr i t f t i n q Super i n t e n d a n t M; A.A.A. R a n a s i n g h e When m o r e tHan o n e o f f i c e r is l i s t e d u n d e r a d e s i g n a t i o n , t h e n a m e s a p p e a r i n A l p h a b e t i c a 1 order 3.0 MINISTERIAL VISITS T h e H o n . A.C.S. . H a m e e d , M i n i s t e r o f H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n , S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y , . a n d t h e Hon . P a u 1 P e r e r a , M i n i s t e r o f S t a t e f o r S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y , v i s i t e d NARESA o n 0 6 t h A p r i l 1989. T h e r e w a s a p i c to r ia l d i s p l a y of NARESA's w o r k s e t - u p f o r t h e m i n i s t e r i a l v i s i t . S u b s e q u e n t l y , o n 10 May, t h e Hon . P a u 1 P e r e r a v i s i t e d ' NARESA to d i s c u s s t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e i n s t i t u t i o n w i t h t h e s e n i o r o f f i c e r s . 4.0 COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL & FOREIGN WENCIES L o c a l c o l l a b o r a t i o n A' t p r e s e n t NARESA h a s c o o r d i n a t e d w i t h l i b r a r i e s i n t h e c o u n t r y t h r o u g h t h e S c i e n c e A a n d T e c h n o l o g y I n f o r m a t i o n c e n t r e u n d e r their p r o g r a m m e s s f Sr i L a n k a S c i e n t i f i c a n d T e c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n N e t w o r k ( S L S T I N E T ) , A g r i c u l t u r a l I n f o r m a t i o n N e t w o r k (AGRINET) , , R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y R e s o u r c e s I n f o r m a t i o n N e t w o r k ( R E R I N E T ) , T e c h n o l o g y I n f o r m a t i o n N e t w o r k (TECHNINET), H e a l t h S c i e n c e L i t e r a t u r e ,' L i b r a r y a n d I n f o r m a t i o n N e t w o r k ( H E L L I S ) . S& L a n k a S c i e n t i f i c and T e c h n i c a l I n f o r m a t i o n C e n t e r ( S L S T I C ) S c i e n c e a& T e c h n o l o g y I n f o r m a t i o n On t h e r e c o m r n e n d a t i o n o f t h e NARESA/CISIR/APCTT N a t i o n a 1 W o r k s h o p o n " I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e r n s f o r P r o m o t i o n a n d U t i l i z a t i o n o f T e c h n o l o g y " ( 4 - 7. O c t o b e r 1988) a n d o n t h e r e q u e s t o f t h e W o r k i n g C o m m i t t e e o n S&T I n f o r m ' a t i o n , t h e A u t h o r i t y a p p o i n t e d a S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e to s t u d y a n d r e p o r t o n p r o m o t ' i o n o f t e c h n o l o g y i n f o r m a t i o n s y s t e m s i? S r i L a n k a . T h e major a p t i v i t y o f t h i s C o m m i t t e e w a s t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a T e c h n o l o g y I n f o r m a t i o n N e t w o r k (TECHNINET . F o u r t e e n ( o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n i t i a 1 l y a n d t h r e e s u b s e q u e n t l y w e r e i n v i t e d to j o i n t h e n e t w o r k . SLST I NET T h e A n n u a l M e e t i n g o f t h e SLSTINET l i b r a r i a n s w a s h e l d o n 27-01-89. Tlie m e e t i n g d i s c u s s e d t h e p r o g r e s s o f UNICAST I a n d UNICPST I I . T h e m e m t q e f i l i b r a r i e s w e r e r e q u e s t e d to p r o v i d e s t a t i s t i c s r e l a t i n g td S & T I n f o r m a t i o n a n d Documen- t a t i o n ( s T I & ) . AGR I NET M e e t i n g s o f t h e AGRINKT l i b r a r i a n s w e r e h e l d o n 27-01-89 a n d 07-11-89.The p r o g r e s s o f AGRINET w a s r e v i e w e d a t t h e m e e t i n g s . Member 1 i b r a r ies w e r e r e q u e s t e d to s e n d i n f orma- t i o n to SLSTIC to u p d a t e t h e c u r r e n t list o f A g r i c u l t u r a l P e r i o d ica 1 s (UL/AGRI ) a s w e 1 1 a s i n f o r m a t i o n r e l a t i n g to UL/AGRI t i t l e s f o r t h e c o m p i l a t i o n o f t h e Se lec t i v e D i s s e m i - n a t i o n o f Con t e n ts P a g e (SDCP ) S e r v i c e . . T h e r e v i . sed SDCP s c h e m e w a s c i r c u l a t e d among t h e AGRINET l ~ b r a r i e s . T h e s c h e m e i n c l u d e s 445 t i t les o f a g r i c u 1 t u r a 1 j o u r n a 1 s r e q u i r e d by 293 u s e r s i n 1 9 l i b r a r i e s . HELL IS SLSTIC p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e m e e k i n g s o f t h e HELLIS n e t w o r k b r g a n i z e d by t h e M i n i s t r y o f H e a l t h . F o r e i a n C o l l a b o r a t i o n A p a r t f r o m t h e a b o v e , t h e i n s t i t u t i o n h a s e x t e n s i v e l y c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h t h e f p l l o w i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a 1 o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n o r d e r to r e c e i v e f u n d s f o r s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a n d m a t t e r s re l a t i n g to d e v e l o p i n g Na t u r d 1 . R e s o u r c e s , S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y i n t h e c o u n t r y . t U n i t e d N a t i o n s E d u c a t i o n a 1 S c i e n t i f i c a n d Cu 1 t u r d 1 O r g a n i z a t i o n (UNESCO) t Commonwea 1 t h S c i e n c e Counc i 1 (CSC 1 S w e d i s h Agency f o r R e s e a r c h C o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h , Deve l o p i n g Coun t r ies (SAREC-) X T h i r d Wor l d 'Academy o f S c i e n c e s (TWAS) t I n t e r n a t i o n a 1 F o u n d a t i o n f o r S c i e n c e ( I F S ) X U n i t e d S t a t e s Agency f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t (USAID) X C a n a d i a n I n t e r n a t i o n a 1 D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y (CIDA ) I A u s t r a 1 i a n ' C e n t r e f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a 1 Agr i c u 1 t u r a 1 R e s e a r c h ( AC I AR ) X I n t e r n a t i o n a l U n i o n f o r C o n s e r v a t i o n o f N a t u r e ( IUCN) t A s s o c i e t i o n . f o r Sc i e n c e C o o p e ~ a t i o n i n A s i q ( ASCA ) # Reg l o n a 1 ~e two; k f o r t h e E x c h a n g e o f I n f orma t ~ o n a n d E x p e r i e n c e i n Sr i e n c e & T e c h n o l o g y i n A s i a a n d t h e P a c i f i c . (ASTINFO) 1: US-AID P r e p r o p o s a 1 s f o r US-AID g r a n t s w e r e i n v i t e d f r o m s c i e n t i s t s i n r e l e v a n t i n s t i t u t i o n s . F o u r t e e n (14 ) p r e p r o p o s a l s w e r e r e c e i v e d a n d s c r e e n e d b y t h e W o r k i n g C o m m i t t e e s . T w e l v e ( 1 2 ) w e r e s e l e c t e d f o r f o r w a r d i n g to US-AID. On t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n o f t h e W o r k i n g C o m m i t t e e o n B i o l o g ica 1 S c i e n c e s , D r N.B. A d i k a r a m w a s s e l e c t e d f o r t h e 1988 p r i z e i n B i o l o g y f o r h i s w o r k o n t h e E x t e n t a n d cause o f p o s t h a r v e s t l o s s e s i n F r u i t C r o p s w i t h s p e c i a l r e f e r e n c e to A v o c a d o , Mango, Papaw a n d Wood-apple . Y US- I s r ae 1 . C- P r o q r a m m e L e t t e r s ca 1 1 i n g f o r p r e p r o p o s a 1 s f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n u n d e r t h e a b o v e programme w e r e s e n t t o r e l e v a n t ' i n s t i t u t i o n s . Two ( 2 ) p r e p r o p o s a l s w e r e r e c e i v e d a n d f o r w a r d e d t o US-AID. t I n t e r n a t i o n a 1 F o u n d a t i o n of S c i e n c e U n d e r t h e a b o v e p r o g r a m m e , f i f t e e n ( 1 5 ) a p p 1 ica t i o n s w e r e r e c e i v e d . N i n e ( 09 ) a p p l i c a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d by I F S d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1 9 8 9 . r A- "Es t a b 1 i s h m e n t of T e c hn ica 1 C 6 - o p e r a t i o n p r o a r a m m e in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h P r o d u c t T e s t i n q " T h e ASCA e x p e r t g r o u p m e e t i n g o n t h e a b o v e s u b j e c t h e l d i n March i n M a l a y s i a r e q u e s t e d NARES6 to s e n d i n f o r m a t i o n o n ( a ) T e s t h o u s e s a v a i l a b i l i t y ( b ) T r a i n i n g ( c ) C a l i b r a t i o n a n d ( d ) C o n s u 1 t ancy . . The r e q u e s t e d i n f o r m a t i o n c o l l e c t e d f r o m t h e l o c a l f o c a l p o i n t s , C I S I R a n d SLlSI w e r e s e n t to M a l a y s i a . Dr S .R . T i t t a g a l l a , S e n i o r L e c t u r e r i n t h e D e p t . 0.5 Mechan i c a 1 E n g i n e e r i n g o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f M o r a t u w a , w a s n o m i n a t e d to a t t e n d t h e ASCA s e m i n a r o n ' W e l d i n g , C a s t i n g a n d M e t a l F o r m i n g ' t o b e h e l d f r o m M a r c h 6 - 9 , 1990, i h J a p a n . M r G .T . D h a r m a d a s a , D e p u t y Director ( H y d r o l o g y ) o f t h e i r r i g a t i o n D e p t . , w a s n o m i n a t e d to p a r t i c i p a t e i n the ASCA S e m i n a r o n ' M i t i g a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y o f Storm a n d F,lood D i s a s t e r s ' - T s u k u b a ( J a p a n ) 7 - 10 M a r c h , 1.989. 1 SAREC Water Buff a lo R e s e a r c h P r o a r a m m e SAREC a p p r o v e d 32 new g r a n t s u n d e r t h e f i r s t two y e a r programme o f t h e s e c o n d p h a s e o f t h e Bu'f f a lo R e s e a r c h Programme. 'NARESA j o i n t l y w i t h t h e N a t i o n a 1 L i v e s t o c k Deve lopmen t ~ o a r d e s t a b 1 i s h e d a b u f f a10 r e s e a r c h s t a t i o n i n a 200 a c r e c o c o n u t es ta te a t K u l i y a p i t i y a w i t h a f i n a n c i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n f rom SAREC . P r e s e n t l y t h e f a r m c o n s i s t s o f a c i r c u i t bungalow cum r e s e a r c h l a b o r a t o r y , w o r m f r e e c a t t l e s h e d , l i m i t e d amount o f improved p a s t u r e and a s m a l l r e s e r v o i r . The f a c i l i t i e s a t t h e f a r m are now a v a i l a b l e f o r s c i e n t i s t s work ing on b u f f a l o r e s e a r c h . An i n f o r m a t i o n c e n t r e w i t h a c o l l e c t i o n o f l i t e r a t u r e on b u f f a l o , f o r t h e ' u s e o f s c i e n t i s t s work ing on ' b u f f a10 r e s e a r c h , w a s se t u p a t t h e V e t e r i n a r y R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e , Gannoruwa. Z o o l o s i c a l S u r v e y of S r i Lanka 0 The Z o o l o g i c a l S u r v e y wh ich w a s i n i t i a t e d t o s t u d y t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n and i n t e n s i t y o f f a u n a l s p e c i e s i n S r i Lanka w a s c a r r i e d o u t i n r e s p e c t o f d i f f e r e n t f a u n a l g r o u p s s u c h a s F r e s h w a t e r F i s h , B i r d s , A m p h i b i a n s , M a r i n e I n v e r P t e b r a t e s , P a r a s i t e s , & P l a n t Nematodes by zoo l o g is ts i n u n i v e r s i t i e s and o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s . The s u r v e y on 'Amphib ians w a s c o m p l e t e d and f i n a l r e p o r t r e c e i v e d . Under t h i s programme, t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f A c a t a l o g u e o f t h e m o s q u i t o e s ( D i p t e r a : c u l i c i d a e ) o f S r i Lan ka was c o m p l e t e d by D r F .P. A m a r a s i n g h e . The A d v i s o r y Commi t t ee o f ZSSL d e c i d e d t o p r e p a r e a n i n v e n t o r y o f s p e c i m e n s o f f a u n a 1 s p e c i e s p r e s e n t l y a v a i l a b l e i n s c i e n t i f i c and o t h e r i n s ti t u t i o n s i n Sr i Lan k a f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f s c h o l a r s ; s t u d e n t s and t e a c h e r s . 1 ASTINFO The ASTINFO Document D e l i v e r y P i l o t P r o j e c t was s t a r t e d i n 1989. A s t h e c o o r d i n a t i n g body o f ASTINFO i.n S r i Lanka , SLST I C /NARESA h a s u n d e r t a k e n to p r o c u r e p h o t o c o p i e s o f a r t i c l e s f rom; t h e N a t i o n a l I - ~ b r a r y o f A u s t r a l i a . X B c i e n c e S ta t i s t ics and I n d i c a t o r s P r o j e c t --- The p h a s e I 1 1 ( C o n s t r a i n t s to ~ c i e n € i f = = R k s e a r c h ) and IV ( I n d u s t r ia 1 I n d i c a t o r s for .ST i Lan k a ) o f t h e S&T I n d i c a t o r s p r o j e c t c o u l d n o t b e c o m p l e t e d d u e to t r a n s p o r t d i f f i c u l f i r i r s d u r i n g t h e latter h a l f o f t h e y e a r . F u r t h e r b o t h p h a s e s were widened i n t h e i r s c o p e o f a c t i v i t i e s , c h i e f l y d u e to a v a i l a b i l i t y o f a d d i t i o n a l f u n d s f rom t h e Commonwealth S c i e n c e Counc i 1 and UNESCO. T h e f i n a 1 d r a f t r e p o r t o f t h e p h a s e I 1 ( D i f f u s i o n a n d A s s i m u l a t i o n o f 5 & T ~ n b w h o w i n t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l S e c t o r o f Sr i ' Lanka ) w a s t y p e - s e t and p u b l i s h e d . X SAARC Proaramme S c i e n c e and Techno l o a v The SAARC t r a i n i n g c o u r s e on 'Low cos t Hous ing ' w a s h e l d a t t h e NERD ' C e n t r e f r o m -20 - 29 S e p t e m b e r 1989. Seven d e l e g a t e s f rom member c o u n t r i e s Bang ' l adesh , I n d i a , Nepa 1 and P a k i s t a n and 15 loca 1 p a r t i c i p a n t s a t t e n d e d t h e c o u r s e which w a s i n a u g u r a t e d by Hon . , P a u l P e r e r a , M i n i s t e r o f S t a t e f o r S c i e n c e and Techno l o g y . t SAARC Workshoe on B i o f e r t i l i z e r , Nepa l M r K .H . A . Kendaragama , Dep t. o f A g r i c u l t u r e w a s n o m i n a t e d - t o a t t e n d t h e Workshop h e l d i n S e p t e m b e r . ,- S V i s i t s of f o r e i a n d e l e a a t e s 1 . D r C.G. T h o r n s t r ~ m - SARE.C ( S e n i o r R e s e a r c h Of f . i c e r ) 2. M r L i u Meng l o n g - Depu ty c h i e f , M i n i s t r y o f F o r e s t r y ( C h i n e s e D e l e g a t i o n ) - P e o p l e s r e p u b l i c o f C h i n a - 3. P r o f R . J , S o p e r ( R e s e a r c h M o n i t o r ) - CIDA - 4 . D r P a t r i c k . Dugan, (Co-ord i n a tor , Wet l a n d s programme ) - IUCN 5. M r V i t u s F e r n a n d o - IUCN 5.0 REPORTS ON SUBJECTS OF NATIONAL INTEREST t . The p r e p a r a t i o n o f b i b 1 . i o g r a p h i e s on Paed i a t r i c s and ~ a r a ; i t a ' l o ~ ~ w e r e c o m p l e t e d . 8 The f a u n a l p u b l i c a t i o n s i n v e n t o r y on " M o l l u s c a " c o m p i l e d by P r o f H . C r u s z w a s c o m p l e t e d . 1: The p r i n t i n g o f t h e book on "F reshwager Fauna and F i s h e r i e s o f S r i Lanka" by P r o f C.H. F e r n a n d o w a s underway. I n v e n t o r y o n " M i n e r a l s " w a s i n p r o g r e s s The p r e p a r a t i o n o f M a n u s c r i p t s on "Water r e s o u r c e s and C l i m a t e " w a s i n p r o g r e s s . / The N a t i o n a l S t a t u s R e p o r t on " C o n s e r v a t i o n o f G e n e t i c Resourc ies o f Sr i Lanka" w a s p u b l i s h e d and d i s t r i b u t e d among u n i v e r s i t i e s , r e l e v a n t i n s t i t u t i o n s and p e r s o n s . S c i e n c e E d u c a t i o n Pub 1 ice t i o n s Under t h e s u p p lemen tar y Sc i e n c e E d u c a t i o n S e r i e s f i v e bob k s w e r e p r i n t e d . - * ' s o i l and Soi l C o n s e r v a t i o n i n S r i Lanka t Limes t o n e I n d u s t r y i n S r i Lan ka ( S i n h a la t P e r f u m e s ( S i n h a l a ) t N i g h t s k y ( S i n h a l a ) . t The S r i Lanka Water B u f f a l o J o u r n a 1 o f t h e N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e C o u n c i l N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e C o u n c i l o f S r i Lanka - volume 15 ( 2 ) , Volt3me 1 6 ( b ) , Volume 1 6 ( 2 ) w e r e p r i n t e d and d i s t r i b u t e d laca 1 r y - a n d a b r o a d . - V i d u r a v a Fo 1 lowing v i d u r a w a i s s u e s w e r e pub l i s h e d and d i s t r i b u t e d l o c a l l y among s c h o o l s a n d l i b r a r i e s . * V i d u r a v a v o l ,9 ( 1 ) "Kado1ana"- ( S i n h a l a & E n g l i s h i s s u e s ) t V i d u r a v a v o l 1 0 ( 1 ) " A d u l t e r a t i o n o f Food" ( S i n h a l a & Eng 1 i s h i s s u e s ) ACTIVITIES RELATING TO SCIENCE I~ORPlATION SLSTINET n e w s l e t t e r Vol 8 ( 1 ) w a s p u b l i s h e d and d i s t r i b u t e d . S c i e n c e news b u . l l e t i n V o l 1 ( 1 ) i n c l u d i n g t h e a c t i v i t i e s o,f 6 s c i e n t i f i c o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n 5 r i Lanka w a s c o m p i l e d . Comp w a s 2033 i la t i o n o f t h e combu ter i z e d u n i o n c a t a l o g u e (UNICAST c o n f i r m e d w i t h t h e , c b o r d i n a t i o n o f SLSTINET l i b r a r i e s . , e n t r i e s w e r e r ece ive4 from 5 l i b r a r i e s . UNICAST I I w a s i n i t i a t e d u s i n g z i c r o C Q S l I S I S p a c k a g e . The c o n v e r s a o n o f t h e u n i o n list o f S&T p e r i o d i c a l s t o m i c r o CDSYISIS f ~ r n l a t w a s c a r r i e d o u t w i t h f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t f rom IDRC , f o r t r a i n i n g and d a t a b a s e c r e a t i o n . r(r T h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f a C o o p e r a t i v e A q u i s i t i o n P l a n f o r c hem ica 1 p e r i o d ica 1s by sc i e n t i f i c l i b r a r ies i n Sr i L a n k a w a s u n d e r t a k e n . t D u r i n g 1 9 8 9 , 1 2 8 r e p o r t s w e r e a d d e d to t h e N a t i o n a l Sc i e n t i f i c R e p o r t s C o l lec t i o n m a k i n g t h e t o ta l r e p o r t s i n t h e co 1 lec t i o n , 4 7 9 7 . , r(r 56 i s s u e s o f local j o u r n a l s a s w e 1 1 a s s e l e c t e d a r t ic les f r o m local n e w s p a p e r s w e r e i n d e x e d f o r i n c l u s i o n i n t h e S r i Lan ka Sc i e n c e I n d e x -SLSI . L Two i s s u e s o f t h e c u r r e n t c o n t e n t s b u l l e t i n , o'f t h e R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y R e s o u r c e s I n f o r m a t i o n N e t w o r k (RERINET ) c o m p i l e d f r o m r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y j o u r n a l s w e r e c o m p i l e d a n d d i s t r i b u t e d to t h e n e t w o r k 1 i b r a r ies . ' Y SLSTIC s e r v e d as t h e c o o r d i n a t i n g c e n t r e f o r i n t e r - 1 i b r a r y l o a n s by c h a n n e l l i n g r e q u e s t s to a p p r o p r i a t e l i b r a r i e s . 43 r e q u e s t s w e r e r e c e i v e d a n d 34 s e n t i n 1989. t 43 b o o k s l o c a l l y , a n d 1 1 b o o k s f r o m f o r , e i g n s o u r c e s w e r e o r d e r e d . 25 l o c a l p e r i o d i c a l s a n d 9 f o r e i g n j o u r n a l s were o r d e r e d i n 1 9 8 9 . Tee hn ica 1 S e r v i c e s t B u r e a u s e r v i c e s f o r m i c r o f i c h e m a k i n g a n d d u p l i c a t i o n were p r o v i d e d . 1 63 j a b s f o r p r i n t i n g 99,660 i m p r e s s i o n s w e r e e x e c u t e d u s i n g t h e RICH0 o f f s e t m a c h i n e . X S e r v i c e s were o f f e r e d f o r p r i n t i n g s c i e n t i f i c p u b 1 i c a t i o n s a t t h e NARESA p r e s s . t SLSTIC f u n c t i o n e d a s t h e n a t i o n a 1 d i s t r i b u t i n g c e n t r e f o r micro C D S / I S I S s o f t w a r e p a c k a g e . D u r i n g 1 9 8 9 , 1 5 c o p i e s w e r e p r o v i d e d to i n s t i t u t i o n s . NARESA p r o v i d e d r e s o u r c e b e r s o h n e 1 to two w o r k s h o p s o r g a n i zed to , t r a i n l i b r a r i a n s i n t h e u s e o f t h e p a c k a g e . T h e Micro I S I S U s e r G r o u p i n S r i L a n k a p u b l i s h e d t h e f i r s t i s s u e o f ISIS/UG N e w s l e t t e r i n J u l y 1 9 8 9 . C o n s u 1 ta t i o n s e r v i c e s w e r e p r o v i d e d by NARESA , to so l v e s o f t w a r e p r o b l e m s e n c o u n t e r e d by t h e u s e r s . UN I CAST, UNILIST a n d SLSI d a t a b a s e w e r e m a i n t a i n e d i n t h e WANG MVP 2200 m i c r o c o m p u t e r . , P r i n t o u t s f o r o f f s e t p r i n t i n g o f d a t a b a s e p r o d u c t s w e r e o b t a i n e d , I A poo 1 o f AV equipment i n c lud ing video, f i lms , s 1 ides, overhead p ro jdc to rs , v ideo camera, p r o j e c t i o n sys tems and conference communication systems were maintained f o r h i r i n g ou t t o s c i e n t i f i c o rgan iza t ions and f o r p rov id i ng AV f a c i l i - t i e s t o the programmes he ld a t >he NARESA Conference Ha 11. 7.0 AWWDS FOR S C I E N T I F I C K H I E V E M E N T S M e r i t Awards The f o l l ow ing were se lec ted f o r m e r i t awards on the bas is o f t h e i r research c a r r i e d o u t on NARESA gran ts concluded i n 1987/1988. ( a ) Prof K . Tennekone . (Phys i c a 1 & Engineering S,c iences,) ( b ) D r B .M .R. Bandara (Chemica 1 Sciences ) Na t iona 1 Awards for Sc i en t i f i c Achievements (NASA ) Nominations f o r the above awards were i n v i t e d through advert isement i n the na t i ona 1 newspapers. Nine (09) nominations were rece ived cover ing the f o 1 lowing f i e l d s : Geo logy , Eng jneer ing , Energy, Med i c i n e , Chemistry, Techno logy and Humanities. fi Commit tee compr i s i n g four members were appointed t o examine the nominations and make i t s recornmenda t ions. 8 -0 PROGRAMMES OF NATIONAL INTEREST I The man and Biosphere Na t i ona l Committee f unc t i on ing as a wa tc h-dog organ i za t ion on the env iionmen t , took par t i n the ana lys is o f the environmen ta 1 impacts resu 1 t i n g from the implementation o f the proposed F ~ r e s t r y Waster Plan and the Mu thura jawe l a Marsh Development Plan . Also, i t was decided to commence a research programme t o s t m y the . f o r e s t d ie- back i n the Hor ton P la i ns reg ion . X Two f i l m s i n Sinhala and Eng l i sh on the B i o l o g i c a l Cont ro l o f Sa l v i n i a were prepared and t e lecas t over Rupavah i n i . - 8 I n view o f the appointment o f a Task F o ~ c e on Nat iona l Land U t i 1 i t a t i o n and D i s t r i b u t i o n by the Pres ident , the recommen- dat ions o f the I n t e r M i n i s t e r i a l Study Group on S o i l Conser- vat ion, and the c r i t e r i a used f o r a l l i e n a t i o n o f land, were s tud ied j o i n t l y by the Na tu ra l Resources and Man and 810s- phere Corn-mi t tee. I: The Director G e n e r a 1 a n d Add i t i o n a 1 Direc tor G e n e r a 1 ac ti- v e l y p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a s e m i n a r o n t h e theme " G l o b a l Warming - G l o b a l Warning" $: P o v e r t v A 1 l e v i a t i o n Proqramme Two p r o jec ts w e r e i n i t i a t e d to g i v e ~c i e n tif i c and t e c h n o lo- g ica 1 s u p p o r t to t h e p o v e r t y a 1 l e v i a t i o n proramme. "Vidya- ven O p a t a " - A r r a n g e m e n t s w e r e made t o p u b l i s h a news maga- z i n e i n s i n h a l a and t a m i l , on t e c h n o l o g i e s wh ich c o u l d b e u s e d by PAP b e n e f i c i a r i e s to i n c r e a s e t h e i r p r o d u c t i v i t y , p r o m o t e s e l f employment and i m p r o v e t h e i r q u a 1 i t y o f 1 i f e . The NARESA S&T I n f o r m a t i o n u n i t to b e u s e d . f o r c h a n e l l i n g i n q u i r ies on t e c h n o l o g ica 1 matters f rom PAP b e n e f i c i a r ies t o t h e p r o p e r s o u r c e s . 9.0 MEASURES FOR ENHANCING SELF RELIANCE I N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY rk Avenues for t r a i n inq . i n s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h A few a d v a n c e d l e v e l s t u d e n t s w e r e a b l e t o r e c e i v e a f o r m a l t r a i n i n g i n t h e f i e l d o f E c o l o g y , u n d e r t h e . s u p e r v i s i o n o f a u n i v e r s i t y P r o f e s s o r . Twenty o n e (21 young g r a d u a t e s were awarded R e s e a r c h A s s is t a n t s h i p s u n d e r t h e NARESA R e s e a r c h G r a n t Scheme to o b t a i n r e s e a r c h t r a i n i n g i n t h e f i e l d s s u c h as Agr i c u 1 t u r e and. An i m a 1 H u s b a n d r y , B i o i o g i c a 1 S c i e n c e s , Chemica 1 S c i e n c e s , Med ica 1 & V e t e r i n a r y S c i e n c e s , P h y s i c a 1. and E n g i n e e r i n g Sc i e n c e s , S o c i a 1 SC i e n c e s and Mangroves . S e v e n (7) q r a d u a t e s w e r e awarded R e s e a r c h A s s i s t a n t s h i p s on g r a n t s f u n d e d by f o r e i g n a g e n c i e s . E i g h t ( 8 ) R e s e a r c h A s s is t a n ts r e g is t e r e d f o r P o s t g r a d u a t e - d e g r e e s i n t h e u n i v e r s i t y . P o s t g r a d u a t e d e g r e e s w e r e awarded t o 8 s t u d e n t s i n t h e f i e l d s o f \ , S o c i a l S c i e n c e s , ~ h e r n i c - a 1 S c i e n c e s ' , P h y s i c a 1 & E n g i n e e r i n g S c i e n c e s and B i o l o g i c a 1 S c i e n c e s . X T r a i n i n q of T e c h n i c i a n s A w a r k s h o p w a s h e l d a t CISIR to t r a i n t e c h n i c i a n s on t h e u s e , m a i n t e n a n c e and r e p a i r o f a n a l y t i c a l i n s t r u m e n t s . E i g h t e e n (18) t e c h n i c i a n s f rom t h i r t e e n (13 ) i n s t i t u t i o n s p a r t i c i p a t e d . T h i s workshop is p a r t o f t h e programme o'f t r a i n i n g o f l a b o r a t o r y t e c h n ic i a n s s p o n s o r e d by t h e B r i t i s h c o u n c i 1. The t e c n i c i a n s Assoc ia t i o n is c o o r d i n a t e d by NARESA . rk S e m i n a r s a& Wor k s h o p s Fo 1 lowing w o r k s h o p s and s e m i n a r s w e r e h e l d d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1989 i n o r d e r t o s h a r e and u p d a t e new f i n d i n g s and e n h a n c e s e l f r e l i a n c e . - P o t a s h F e r t i l i z e r s i n A g r i c u l t u r e - Aquacu 1 t u r e & F i s h e r i e s - - B u f f a l o R e s e a r c h - D e s i g n i n g & F e a s i b i l i t y o f P r o d u c t i o n o f T o y s to t e a c h Sc i e n t i f i c C o n c e p t s to c h i l d r e n - Low cos t h o u s i n g - D e v e l o p m e n t o f P r a c t i c a l S&T I n d i c a t o r s f o r E c o n o m i c Deve lopmen t - On g o i n g r e s e a r c h i n P h y s i c s & E n g i n e * r i n g - On g o i n g r e s e a r c h i n t h e f i e l d s o f M e d i c a l & V e t e r i n a r y S c i e n c e s O t h e r S e m i n a r s ./ W o r k s h o p s are i n c l u d e d u n d e r a p p r o p r ia te h e a d i n g s . . 10.0 RESEARCH AND COORDINATION A C T I V I T I E S I N Ni3TURkL RESDURCES C o n s e r v a t i o n a& N a n a q e m e n t of H a n q r o v e s i n S r i L a n k a A p r o j e c t p r o p o s a l t i t l e d C o n s e r v a t i o n a n d Management o f M a n g r o v e s i n S r i L a n k a w a s d r a w n u p a n d s u b m i t t e d to I n t e r n a t i o n a l U n i o n f o r C o n s e r v a t i o n o f N a t u r e (IUCN) f o r f u n d i n g . T h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n w o r k w i t h , r e g a r d to t h e p r o j e c t to e s t a b l i s h a N a t i o n a l M a n g r o v e P a r k i n K a d o l k e l l e , Negombo , w i t h t h e i d e a o f p r e s e r v a t i o n . a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n o f m a n g r o v e s c o n t i n u e d . . C o n s e r v a t i o n of Gene t i c R e s o u r c e s . A programme o f war k ~h c . o n s e r v a t i o n e d u c a t i o n i n c l u d i n g pf e p a r a t i o n o f p o s t e r s o n e n d a n g e r e d h a b i t a t s a n d a w o r k s h o p f o r t e a c h e r s to i d e n . t i f y p r o b l e m s a n d c o n s t r a i n t s i n t e a c h i n g e n v i r a n m e n t a 1 e d u c a t i o n a t s c h o o l l e v e l w e r e c a r r i e d o u t i n col l a b o r a t i o n w i t h March f o r C o n s e r v a t i o n . I n c o 1 l a b o r a t i o n w i t h Commonwea 1 t h S c i e n c e Counc i E, m a n u s c r i p ts . f o r two t r a i n i n g modu les - o n C o n s e r v a t i o n M e t h o d o l o g y w e r e p r e p a r e d . A l so t h e Na t i o n a 1 S t a t u s R e p o r t o n B i o l o g i c a 1 .Con .se rva t i o n i n Sr i Lan ka w a s p u b 1 i s h e d . a n d d i s t r i b u t e d . P A USAID f u n d e d w o r k s h o p to i d e n t i f y p r i o r i t i e s f o r l o n g t e r m r e s e a r c h i n T r o p i c a l F o r e s t s a n d C o r a l R e e f s i n Sr i L a n k a , w a s h e l d i n M a r c h . Two p a p e r s , were f i n a l i s e d d u r l n g w o r k s h o p d i s c u s s i o n s a n d w e r e p r e s e n t e d a t t h e R e g i o n a 1 Workshop h e l d i n Bangkok by P r o f ( M r s ) C.V.S. G u n a t i l l e k a , a n d n r S . U . K . . E k a r a t n e , a t w h i c h S i n h a r a j a a n d P e a k y i l d e r n e s s F o r e s ts w e r e i d e n t i f i e d as p r io'r i t y sites f o r l n t e r n a t i o n a l f u n d i n g o f r e s e a r c h i n T r o p i c a l A s & . Man and B i o s p h e r e Prosramme Under t h e B o t a n i c a l S u r v e y Programme, t h e f lord 1 s u r v e y w a s r e v i s e d . / Two p r o j e c t s p a r t l y f u n d e d by UNESCO to s t u d y t h e v e g e t a t i o n a t t h e S i n h a r a ja F o r e s t R e s e r v e , w e r e commenced. Two p r o j e c t s to p r e p a r e a list o f e n d a n g e r e d p l a n t s o f S r i Lanka and to s u r v e y t h e m e d i c i n a l P l a n t s f o u n d a t S i n h a r a ja, t o r e h a b i l i t a t e them u s i n g local i n h a b i t a n t s , were commenced. A C h i n e s e d e l e g a t i o n ' c o n s i s t i n g o f f o r e s t e r s a n d f o r e s t c o n s e r v a t i o n i s t s v i s i t e d S r i Lanka to s t u d y o u r f o r e g t r y and c o n s e r v a t i o n programme, t i m b e r t e c h n o l o g y a n d u t i 1 i z a t i o n and e c o d e v e lopmen t o f t h e a g r i c u 1 t u r e p r o j e c t areas o f t h e Mahawe 1 i . N a t u r a 1 R e s o u r c e s P r o f i le o f S r i Lanka, The p r e p a r a t i o n o f a d o c u m e n t on t h e N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s and E n v i r o n m e n t o f S r i Lanka w a s u n d e r t a k e n . The d o c u m e n t w i l l p r o v i d e f a c t u a l i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e t r e n d s i n t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n or management o f t h e N a t u r a 1 R e s o u r c e s o f ' t h e coun t r y , human i m p a c t on t h e N a t u r a 1 R e s o u r c e s , t h e env i ronmen ta 1 e f f e c ts o f p a s t and p r e s e n t p r a c t i c e s i n t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n or u s e of N a t u r a 1 R e s o u r c e s and s u s t a i n a b i 1 i t y o f p r e s e n t f o r m s o f r e s o u r c e u s e . 11.0 RESEARCH AND COORDINATION I N THE ENERGY SECTOR Improved sawood c o o k e r T h i s c o o k e r yas d e s i g n e d by ID0 ,and p e r f o r m a n c e w a s e v a l u a t e d i n co 1 l a b o r a t o r y tests a t CISIR. F i e l d e v a l u a t i o n w a s c a r r i e d o u t i n r a n d o m l y s e l e c t e d h o u s e h o l d s i n Ranmu t h u g a l a . F i r e w o o d s a v i n g s o f 30-40% w e r e o b t a i n e d w i t h t h e s e s t o v e s compared w i t h t h e t r a d i t i o n a l 3- s t o v e open h e a r t h . A compendium o f E n e r g y r e l a t e d T e c h n o l o g i e s w a s pub1 i s h e d , i n o r d e r to make a v a i l a b l e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e s e t e c h n o l o g ies t o po t e n t ia 1 u s e r s . O i l p r o d u c i n s P l a n t s The p r o j e c t to f n v e s t i p a t e t h e , s u i t a b i l i t y o f J a t r o p h a c u r c a s o i l as a s u b s t i t u t e f o r k e r o s e n e f o r l i g h t i n g c o n t i n u e d . Tr ia 1 s on the c u 1 t i v a t i o n o f Ja t r o p h a w e r e c a r r i e d o u t w i t h t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e F o r e s - t D e p t . 12.0 SPONSORSHIP FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e n o r m a 1 p r a c t i c e , a p p 1 i c a t i o n s were i n v i t e d f o r R e s e a r c h G r a n t s , by a d v e r t i s e m e n t s i n t h e Na t i o n a 1 p r e s s . De t a i 1s r e g a r d i n g t h e s e a n d t h e p r e s e n t s ta- t u s o f t h e r e s e a r c h g r a n t s c h e m e is g i v e n i n T a b l e s 1 , 2 & 3. 13.0 STAFF PAPERS PRESENTED OR PUBLISHED D e S i l v a , M.A.T. ( 1 9 8 9 ) S c i e n c e P l a n n i n g . T h e S r i L a n k a n P e r S p e c t i v e . S c i e n c e and P u b l i c P o l i c v 1 6 , ( 1 ) . L i y a n a g e , S . , D e S i l v a , M.A.T. a n d C h a n d r a r a t n e , D.V. ( 1 9 8 8 ) S r i Lan k a S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y I n d i c a t o r s , P a r t I I : D i f f u s i o n a n d A s s i m i l a t i o n o f S&T know how i n t h e Agr i c u 1 t u r a 1 Sec tor o f S r i Lan ka . NARESA , Co lombo . W i j e s i n g h e , L.C.A. d e S . ( 1 9 8 9 ) B i o m a s s f u e l a n d its u t i l i - z a t l o n SLEMA J o u r n a l . 2 , 3 , 8 - 1 8 . W i j e s i n g h e ; L.C.A. , d e S. e t a 1 ( 1 9 8 9 ) B i o l o q i c a l C o n s e r v a - t i o n i n S r i L a n k a - CI N a t i o n a 1 S t a t u s R e p o r t . ---- Na t u r a 1 R e s o u r c e s , E n e r g y & S c iefice A u t h o r i t y , Colombo 07. 14.0 POLICY HATTERS S c i e n c e E d u c a t i o n :- . T h e W o r k i n g C o m m i t t e e o n S c i e n c e ' E d u c a t i o n s t u d i e d r e c e n t loca 1 d o c u m e n t s o n s c i e n c e e d u c a t i o n a n d p r e p a r e d a n i n - h o u s e d o c u m e n t to g u i d e its own i n t e r e s t s a n d a c t i v i t i e s i n t h e f re ld o f s c i e n c e e d u c a t l o n . 15.0 CONDOLENCES To c o n v e y c o n d o l e n c e a t t h e d e a t h o f P r o f H . C r u s z , p a s t member o f t h e A u t h o r i t y a n d t h e l a t e S c i e n t i f i c C o o r d i n a t o r o f t h e NARESA/SARFC Zoo l o g i c a 1 S u r v e y o f S r i Lan ka . 16.0 SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH FINDINGS X I n a s t u d y c a r r i e d o u t i n t h e Neqombo L a g o o n , 6 2 j u v e n l l e f i s h s p e c i e s a n d 20 c r u s t a c e a n s p e c i e s w e r e i d e n t i f i e d , f r o m t h e s e a g r a s s e s a n d m a n g r o v e s . A number o f f i s h a n d c r u s t a c e a n s p e c i e s h a v e h i g h a q u a c u 1 t u r e p o t e n t i a 1 . Among t h e f i s h , 1 6 s p e c ies o c c u r r e d o n l y i n t h e m a n g r o v e s , 6 s p e c i e s o n l y . i n t h e s e a g r a s s e s a n d 40 common to b o t h h a b i t a t s . S e a g r a s s e s y i e l d e d h i g h e r b i o m a s s o f f i s h a n d c r u s t a c e a n s t h a n m a n g r o v e s . The f i s h b i o m a s s i n c r e a s e d d u r i n g t h e N .E . monsoon a n d c r u s t a c e a n b i o m a s s i n c r e a s e d d u r i n q t h e S . W . monsoon . D u r i n g t h e N.E. monsoon , t h e number o f i n d i v i d u a 1 s a n d s p e c ies a l s o i n c r e a s e d . T h e r e s u l t s o b t a i n e d f r o m a s t u d y c a r r i e d o u t i n t h e M a h a w e l i s y s t e m C p o i n t e d o u t t h a t i n d r y z o n e smal l f a r m s , u t i l i z a t i o n o f a n i m a l d r a u g h t i n t h e f o r m p f b o t h b u f f a l o e s a n d n e a t c a t t l e s h o u l d b e e n c o u r a g e d f o r a g r i c u l t u r e to b e e c o n o m i c a l l y v i a b l e . A s t u d y o n m i c r o e c o n o m i c s s h o w e d t h a t i n d i g e n o u s b u f f a lo f o r d r a u g h t a l o n e w a s n o t p r o f i t a b l e u n d e r r u r a l , f a r m i n g c o n d i t i o n s o f S r i L a n k a . T h e r e f o r e t h e f a r m e r s s h o u l d b e e n c o u r a g e d to u s e t h e bu-f f a10 as a _ d r a u q ~ % ' a n d m i 1 k a n ima 1 r a t h e r t h a n d r a u g h t o n l y a n i m a l . A d r a u g h t m e a s u r i n g d e v i c e w a s d e s i g n e d to c o m p a r e d r a u g h t c a p a b i l i t i e s o f b u f f a l o e s . T h i s w i l l b e u s e f u l to se lec t b e s t d r a u 9 h . t a n i m a l s f o r t h e b r e e d i n g p r o g r a m m e . A g r a n t w a s a w a r d e d to P r o f S e n a d e S i l v a o f t h e U n i v . o f Ruhuna i n 1984 to s t u d y t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f i n c r e a s i n g i n l a n d f i s h p r o d u c t i o n by e x p l o i t i n g h i t h e r to u n t a p p e d r e s o u r c e s o f m i n o r c y p r i n i d s p e c i e s . T h i s p r o j e c t w a s c o m p l e t e d i n May 1989. B a s e d o n t h e r e s e a r c h f i n d i n g s o f t h i s p r o j e c t , a d o c u m e n t e n t i t l e d . " P r e l i m i n a r y r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o n t h e es t a b 1 i s h m e n t o f a s u b s i d i a r y g i l l n e t f i s h e r y f o r . e x p l o i t a t i o n o f m i n o r c y p r i n i d r e s o u r c e s i n r e s e r v o i r s " w a s f o r w a r d e d to t h e M i n i s t r y o f F i s h e r i e s . S u b s e q u e n t l y a m e e t i n g w a s h e l d a t t h e M i n i s t r y o f F i s h e r i e s t o e v a l u a t e t h i s d o c u m e n t . On t h e b a s i s o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n , i t h a s b e e n d e c i d e d to i n t r o d u c e a comme.rcia 1 sca l e f i s h e r y i n s e l e c t e d r e s e r v o i r s i n t h e s o u t h e r n a n d n o r t h c e n t r a l p r o v i n c e s o f S r i L a n k a . T h i s p r o j e c t h a s ' c l e a r l y shown t h a t a new f i s h e r y c o u l d b e e s t a b 1 i s h e d , p o s s i b l y l e a d i n g to a t h r e e f o l d i n c r e a s e i n i n l a n d f i s h p r o d u c t i o n i f p r o p e r l y managed a n d e x e c u t e d . v. I n a d d i t i b n , t h e p r o j e c t h a s e n a b l e d two j u n i o r s c i e n t i s t s 7 M r H . K . G . S i r i s e n a & M i s s N . W i j e g o o n a w a r d e n a ) to o b t a i n p o s t - g r a d u a te d e g r e e s a n d p a r t i c i p a te i n i n t e r n a t i o n a 1 c o n f e r e n c e s . 1 1 T i s s u e c u 1 t u r e s t u d i e s o f V e r o n ia c i n e r e a r e v e a l e d t h e p r e s e n c e o f a 1 ka lo ids , , f l a v a n o i d s a n d a n a r o m a c o n s t i t u e n t . F u r t h e r s t u d i e s a re n e d e d , to i n v e s t i g a t e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f t h e p o t e n t i a 1 o f a c s m a c o n s i t u e n t a s a f l a v o u r compound i n t h e f o o d i n d u s t r y . t A n t i t u m o u r s t u d i e s o n t h e e x t r a c t s o f C a s s i n e b a l a e o f f a m i l y Ce las traceae s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e t h r e e new 14 ( 15 1-ene- q u i n o n e - m e t h i d e s i s o l a t e d f r o m t h e e x t r a c t s are f a i r l y p o t e n t c y t o t o x i c a g e n t s . F u r t h e r s t u d i e s w i t h more s o p h i s t i c a t e d test s y s t e m s are w a r r a n t e d p r i o r to m a k i n g a n y f i r m c o n c l u s i o n s . rk One o f t h e c o m p o u n d s i s o l a t e d f r o m E u p h o r b i a a n t i q u o r u m ' l . " F r i e d e 1 i n " is c o n s i d e r e d impor t a n t b e c a u s e i t h a s been ' r e p o r t e d t h a t t h i s compound is a n a n t i f e e d a n t to S p o d o p t e r a l i t t o r a l i s l a r v a e (.army worm - a r ice p e s t ) . rW A s t u d y o n s e n s i t i z e d 1 i q u i d j u n c t i o n a n d so 1 i d . s ta te solar c e l l s s h o w e d t h a t a t h i n l a y e r o f d y e , , s a n d w i c h e d b e t w e e n p- CuCNS d e p o s i t e d o n c o p p e r s u b s t r a t e a n d n-SnO c o a t e d t r a n s p a r e n t g l a s s , y i e l d e d p h o t o t u r r e n ts r e s u 1 t i n g f r o m l i g h t a b s o r p t i o n i n t h e d y e . A h e tero- j u n c t i o n o f , CuS/CuCNS p h o t o c a t h o d e , w h e r e t h e o u t e r f i lm o f CuCNS is s e n s i t i z e d w i t h .r h b d a m i n e B is f o u n d to h a v e a h i g h e r q u a n tum e f f i c i e n c y t h a n CuCNS or CuS s u r f ace s e n s i t i z e d w i t h t h e 'same d y e . T h e e n h a n c e d p h o t o c u r r e n t q u a n tum e f f ic i e n c y is a t t r i b u t e d to t h e p r e s e n c e o f a.. s t r o n g s p a c e c h a r g e e lectr ic f i e l d t h a t a s s i s t s c h a r g e s e p a r a t i o n . IK A t w o y e a r r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t w a s c a r r i e d o u t to ~ n v e s t i g a t e t h e e f f e c t s o f i n c o r p o r a t i n g s a w d u s t , c o i r d u s t a n d * p a d d y h u s k s o n N & P a v a i l a b i l i t y i n s o i l s . T h e f i n d i n g s o f t h i s r e s e a r c h may b r o a d l y b e s u m m a r i s e d a s f o 1 l o w s . C o i r d u s t , s a w d u s t a n d p a d d y h u s k s , a1 1 a g r i c u l t u r a l w a s t e p r o d u c t s h a v e v e r y h i g h water r e t e n t i o n c a p a c i t i e s . Even w i t h v e r y h i g h C:N r a t i o s r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n o f t h e s e w a s f e p r o d u c t s . to s o i l , n o r e m a r k a b l e i m m o b i l i s a t i o n of N a n d P w a s o b s e r v e d , p o s s i b l y d u e to t h e b e t t e r m o i s t u r e c o n d i t i o n s c r e a t e d by t h e i r a d d i t i o n s . Cbir d u s t a n d > a d d y d u s t d i d n o t i n h i b i t n i t r i f i c a t i o n i n t h e s a n d y c l a y so i l s w h e r e a s s a w d u s t d i d . T h e i n c o r p o r a t i o n o f t h e s e m a t e r ' i a l s w i t h s ~ i l d i d n o t ha rm t h e n u t r i t i o n o f p l a n t s g r o w i n g i n them. A s s u c h t h e y c o u l d b e u s e d f o r m u l c h i n g to i n c r e a s e m o i s t u r e r e t e n t i o n a n d a s a s o i l a m e l i o r a n t . A p o s t g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t w o r k i n g o n t h e p r o j e c t o b t a i n e d a M.Sc. d e g r e e . rk I n a study on the aspects o f the ecology o f Udawalawe Nat iona l Park, i t was f w n d t h a t remote sensing methods i n general and aer i a 1 photographic i n t e r p r e t a t i o n i n p a r t i c u l a r are the most f e a s i b l e methods f o r the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n and l oca t i on o f h a b i t a t types. 13 land use / h a b i t a t catogor ies were i d e n t i f i e d . I t was determined t h a t the ex ten t o f t a l l f o r e s t s i n the park has been reduced from 85% o f the park area i n 1956 t o 9% in- 1982. Coupled w i t h t h i s was the increase i n grasslands and barren lands from 1% t o 54% o f the park area, between the years 1956 - 1982. I t was a lso no t i ced t h a t grasslands o f the park have a very low species d i v e r s i t y . Only 4 species were detected. X A s tudy was c a r r i e d o u t t o assess the poss ib le I-ole o f t r a d i t i o n a l t he rap i s t s i n the f i e l d o f psych ia t ry i n p rov id ing systematic care. An i n i t i a l survey was c a r r i e d among the pub l i c and f am i l i es a t tending var ious t reatment f ac i 1 i t i e s i n order t o determine which p rac t i ces t o study. I t was found t h a t about 85% o f those in terv iewed sa id they' p re fe r red "Western " treatment f o r obvious men t a 1 i 1 lnesess o r psychoses. For prob lems corresponding t o minor p s y c h i a t r i c il lness or . neuroses, Western treatment was the f i r s t cho ice f o r less than 10% a'f the sample. E igh t treatment cent res were se lec ted . fo r d e t a i l e d study, on the bas is o f p o p u l a r i t y shown i n the survey. A group o f 200 pa t i e n t s from these d i f f e r e n t cen t res were assessed and f o 1 lowed by a mai 1 quest ionnai re . I t was found t h a t over two t h i r d s o f sub jec ts repor ted improvement i n the shor t term. Fo l low up v i s i t s a t the subj,ects homes a re planned, on an extension o f t h i s study, i n order t o minimise b ias due t o se lec t i v e drop-ou t s . Contrary t o expecta t ion, Ayurved i c t reatment was found t o cause r e l i e f i n psychoses - which a re genera l l y amenable t o ~hafmaco log i c a 1 treatments . The mode 1s used by Ayurved i c p r a c t i t i o n e r s do n o t inc lude a recogn i t i on of the p o s g i b i l i t y o f phys i ca l symptoms being pure ly the presentat ion o f Soc i a 1 o r psycho log i c a 1 d i s t r e s s . This i s unfor tunate as Western Medicine too dea 1s w i t h t h i s group o f p a t i e n t s i n e f f e c t i v e l y . rk Under the B u f f a l o Research Programme an experiment'was car- r i e d o u t t o determine the e f f i c i e n c y o f d i f f e r e n t hormones t o improvke reproduc t i v e e f f i c ienc y o f b u f f a loes . The re- s u l t s indi lcated t h a t reproduc t i ve e f f i c iency o f Lan kan buf - fa loes dauld be improv6d by hormonal treatments. ' G r o u p s o f a n i m a 1 s w e r e s t u d i e d u n d e r d i f f e r e n t s u c k 1 . n g r e g i m e s at N a r a n g a l la F a r m . R e s u l t s f r o m c 1 i n i c a 1 k n d h o r m o n a l c h a n g e s d u r i n g t h e p o s t p a r tum p e r i o d s h o w e d t h a t res tr i c t e d s u c k i n g c a n i m p r o v e r e p r o d u c t i v e p ,er f o r m a n c e o f Lan kan b u f f a loes, p r o v i d e d c 1 imatic a n d n u t r i t i o n a 1 s t ress a r e n o t too s e v e r e . R e s u l t s o f a s t u d y to d e t e r m i n e t h e m i n e r a l s t a t u s o f b u f f a - l o e s s h o w e d t h a t i n a d e q u a c i e s o f t h e m i n e r a l s P, Na, C u , Zn a n d S e a re w i d e s p r e a d among i n d i g e n o u s b u f f a l o e s . To o v e r c o m e t h e s e m i n e r a l d e f i c i e n c i e s , a r e l a t i v e l y c h e a p a n d e a s i l y p r e p a r e d m i n e r a l b r i c k t h a t u s e s c e m e n t a s a h a r d e n e r a n d c o n t a i n s m i n e r a l s l i k e l y to b e d e f i c i e n t w a s d e v e l o p e d . T h e s e s t u d i e s were f u n d e d b y SAREC. X S t u d i e s were u n d e r t a k e n w i t h a v i e w t o p r o m o t i n g neem a s a n a t u r a l p e s t i c i d e . N e e m k e r n e 1 v o l a t i l e w a s r i c h i n o r g a n o s u l p h u r c o m p o u n d s . T h e c o n s t i t u e n t s were s imi l a r to t h a t f o u n d i n o n i o n f l a - v o u r . T h e major s u l p h u r c o m p o u n d s were d i m e t h y 1 t h i o p h e n e s a n d c i s / t r a n s 3 , % D i e t h y 1 - 1 , 2 , 4 - t r i t h i o l a n e s .The m e d i c i n a l a n d b a c ter i c i d a 1 p r o p e r ties a s s o c i a t e d w i t h neem o i 1 c a n b e p a r t l y a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e s e c o m p o u n d s . E x p e l l i n g o f o i l r e m o v e d l i t t l e a z a d i r a c h t i n f r o m t h e k e r n e l . ,The r e s i d u a l c a k e w h i c h is e n r l c h e d w i t h a z a d i r a c - h t i n f o u n d to b e a b e t t e r s o u r c e f o r - i n s e c t i c i d e f o rmu l a t i o n t h a n t h e f r e s h k e r n e l . N e e m o i l , t h d u g h c o n t a i n e d s u b s t a n - t i a l q u a n t i t i e s o f s a l a n n i n , w i l l b e o f l i m i t e d u s e a s a n i n s e c t i c i d e d u e to i ts e x t r e m e s e n s i t i v i t y to l i g h t . T h e local commercial neem p r o d u c t s , neem o i l a n & neem c a k e ' were u n s u i t a b l e f o r i n s e c t i c i d a 1 f o r m u l a t i p n s . N e e m o i l w a s h e a v i l y a d u l t e r a t e d w i t h c o c o n u t o i l a n d neem c a k e had low l e v e l s o f a z a d i r a c h t i n p r o b a b l y d u e to h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e p r o c e s s i n g a s s o c i a t e d w i t h s c r e w e x p e 1 l e r s . An i n t e g r a t e d neem . s e e d s p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e c o n s l s t i n g o f d e c o r t i c a t i o n a n d e x p e l l i n g t h e k e r n e l s w i t h c h e k k u a t t h e col l e c t i o n sites, a n d p r o c e s s i n g t h e e n r l c h e d ' c a k e a t a c e n t r a l f a c i 1 i t y to i n s e c C i c i d a l f o r m u l a t i o n s a n d a n i m a 1 f e e d a p p e a r s t o b e a v i a b l e i n d u s t r y . t A s t u d y was c a r r i e d o u t w i t h t h e a i m o f i d e n t i f y i n g b i o l o g i - c a l l y a c t i v e c o m p o u n d s ( a n t i - b a c t e r i a l , a n t i - f u n g a l , i n s e c t i c i d a l , c y t o t o x i c ) f r o m S r i L a n k a n m a r i n e o r g a n i s m s . ~ I n t h i s s t u d y t h e c h r o m a t o g r a p h i c s e p e r a t i o n o f t h e MeOH-CH C1 ( 1 : 1 ) e x t r a c t o f t h e s o f t c e ra l S i n u l a r i a c r i s p a co 1 lec t e d a t Unawa t u n a y i e l d e d 1-0-oc t a d e c y 1 g 1 y c e r o 1 ( b a t y 1 a l c o h o 1 ) w h i c h s h o w e d p o t e n t a n t i - b a c t e r i a l a c t i v i t y a g a i n s t ' P s e u d o m o n a s s p . A s p e c imen o f S i n u lar i a a b r u p ta a f f o r d e d t w o b i o a c t i v e c o n s t i t u e n t s . A d i a c y l g l y c e r y l e t h e r w h i c h w a s ac t i v e a g a i n s t b o t h S t a p h v l o c o c c u s a u r e u s a n d P s e u d o m o n a s s p a n d a f u r a n o - s e s q u i t e r p e n e w h i c h s h o w e d a n t i f u n g a 1 a c t i v i t y a g a i n s t C l a d o s p o r ium c l a d o s ~ o r i d a e . A c t i v i t y d i r e c t e d f r a c t i o n a t . i o n o f t h e CHCl e x t r a c t o f a n u n i d e n t i f i e d s p o n g e ca 1 lec t e d a t W e 1 l a w a t t a , f u r n i s h e d t w o f u r a n o s e s q u i t e r p e n e s ( V a r i a b i 1 i n a n d a compound c lose l y r e l a t e d to v a r l a b i l i n ) w h i c h s h o w e d s t r o n g a n t i - b a c t e r i a l a c t i v i t y a g a i n s t s t a p h y l o c o c c u s a u p e u s . k I n a s t u d y o n t h e Co 1 lec t i o n , c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a n d e v a l u a - t i o n o f D i o s c o r e a . y a m s , 356 a c c e s s i o n s o f m a i n l y c u l t i v a t e d s p e c i e s a n d v a r i e t i e s o f t h e g e n u s Dioscorea w e r e e x a m i n e d . K e y s f o r t h e i d e n t j f i c a t i o n o f t h e s p e c i e s g r o w n i n S r i L a n k a a n d s e p a r a t e s u p p lemen tar y k e y s f o r t h e i d e n t i f ica t i o n o f t h e d i s t i n c t c u l t i v a r s o f t h e t h r e e s p e c i e s , v i z . , ' Q . a l a - u, D. bu l b i f era a n d Q. e s c u l e n t a . , w e r e p r e p a r e d , b a s e d o n t h e m o r p h o l o g i c a 1 c h a r a c t e r s - o f t u b e r s , s t e m s , l e a v e s a n d f lowers. S t u d ies o n r a p i d v e g e ta t i v e p r o p a g a t i o n tec hn i q u e s showed t h a t t h e u s e o f m i n i setts ( w e i g h i n g 1 5 9 ) a n d t h e u s e o f p a r t i a l l y woody v i n e c u t t i n g s o f a b o u t 4 n o d e s are p o t e n t i a l t e c h n i q u e s t h a t c o u l d b e u s e d f o r s e e d t u b e r p r o d u c t i o n . T h i s s t u d y w a s f u n d e d by USAID. L An i n v e s t i g a t i o n t o c u l t u r e l e a f t i s s u e s o f c o c o n u t w a s c o n d u c t e d w i t h the p r i m e o b j e c t i v e o f d e v e l o p i n g a v i a b l e t e c h n i q u e f o r c l o n a 1 p r o p a g a t i o n . L e a f e x p l a n ts p r o d u c e d g l o b u l a r s t r u c t u r e s i n c u l t u r e , b u t a t t e m p t s to a c h i e v e s u s t a i n e d g r o w t h a n d g e r m i n a t i o n o f t h e s e s t r u c t u r e s w e r e u n s u c c e s s f u 1 . However s i g n i f i c a n t p r o g r e s s h a s b e e n a c h i e v e d i n t h e m e t h o d o l o g y o f d e v e l o p i n g t e c h n o l o g i e s f o r c l o n a l p r o p a g a t i o n o f c o c o n u t , a n d work is b e i n g c o n t i n u e d a t t h e C o c o n u t R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e o n t h e i n s t i t u t e ' s own r e s e a r c h b u d g e t . T h e p r o j e c t w a s f u n d e d by USAID. , * S t u d i e s w e r e c a r r i e d o u t to i d e n t i f y t W n ~ k r e 97, ~ f ~ b l a ~ i ~ % e n c o u n t e r e d i n t h e s t o r a g e o f r iEe arm. I& CI\ llibr&t~rlo s u r v e y r e v e a l e d t h a t 1 ipas 'e a n d p e r o x i d a s e .emx~m#pb premrn t i n b r a n are p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e d e t e r i o r a t i o n o f r ice b r a n d u r i n g s t o r a g e . The r e a c t i o n O f b r a n o i l wi th m o i s t u r e i n t h e b r a n is c a t a l y s e d by thesg _ e n z ~ w ? s to form f a t t y a c i d s a n d g lycer .01 . T h e f a t t y ac&ddo $6.0 formed i m p a r t s u n d e s i r a b l e f l a v o u r a n d o d o u r to rice bran. thus l o w e r i n g t h e q u a l i t y o f b r a n . 6 m a t h e m a t i c a l model d e v e l o p e d y n d e r t h i s p r o ~ e c t is a v e r y u s e f u 1 tool f o r t h e p r e d i c t i o n \ of the rate o f f o r m a t i o n o f ' f r e e f a t t y a c i d s i n b r a n as a f u n c t i o n o f t e m p e r a t u r e and t i m e . A p i l o t p l a n t f o r 6 , t a b i l i s a t i o n g f b r a n was d e s i g n e d f o r e x p e r imen ta 1 p u r p o s e s . T h i s was c o n s t r u c t e d , i n s t a l - l e d , c o m m i s s i o n e d and t e s t e d . Even t h ~ u $ h t h e p i l o t p l a n t makes u s e uf e lec t r i c i t y as t h e h e a t source, h e a t i n g chamber may be m o d i f i e d to i n c o r p o r a t e a h e a t e x c h a n g e r f o r i n d i r e c t h e a t i n g o f a i r by steam o r f l u e g a s e s f rom c o m b u s t i o n o f a f u e l s u c h a s paddy husk or L P g a s . t A r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t w a s c a r r i e d o u t t o s t u d y t h e c a u s e s and r e m e d i a l t r ea , tmen t m e a s u r e s f o r a n a c t i v e l a n d s 1 i d e i n t h e N a w a l a p i t i y a r e g i o n . The o b s e r v a t i o n s o v e r a p e r i o d o f 6 5 0 d a y s showed good c o r r e l a t i o n be tween t h e r a t e o f l a n d s u b s i - d e n c e , f l u c t u a t i o n o f t h e water t a b l e and t h e r a i n f a l l . The a v e r a g e r a te or l a n d s u b s i d e n - c e is i n t h e r a n g e o f 40mm/year - 60 mm/year . The i n c r e a s e i n t h e r a te o f s u b s i d e n c e from d r y s e a s o n to w e t season is a b o u t 2-5 f o l d . The re- s u l t s a l so d e m o n s t r a t e d t h a t t h e s l o p e is now s t a b l e , u n d e r - g o i n g o n l y c r e e p d e f o r m a t i o n s . S t a b i l i t y s t u d i e s i l l u s - t r a t e d t h a t t h e s l o p e h a s b e e n s t a b i l i s e d by t h e c o n s t r u c - t i o n o f t h e r e t a i n i n g w a l l s c I o s e to t h e r i v e r . Only minor remed i a 1 m e a s u r e s i n d r a i n a g e c o n t r o 1 and a v o i d a n c e o f new c o n s t r u c t i o n on t h e s l o p e is n e c e s s a r y , t o m a i n t a i n t h e s t a b i l i t y now. 4t I n t h e s a l v i n i a c o n t r o l programme, d i s t r - i b u t i o n o f i n s e c t s t o s a l v i n i a i n f e s t e d a r e a s c o n t i n u e d . A h i g h s u c c e s s r a t e . o f s a l v i n i a c l e a r a n c e u s i n g t h e w e e v i 1 Cyr t o b a q o u s s a l v i n i a e was n o t e d . The Gammanpi la t a n k , Wedagama t a n k , Gonaduwa c a n a l and Bo lgoda c a n a l w e r e s e e n to b e c o m p l e t e l y c l e a r o f s a l v i n i a . W i t h i n t h e Mahawel i a r e a , NDK and Muthukandiya t a n k s w e r e f u l l y c l e a r e d a n d some t a n k s a t G i r a n d u r u k o t t e p a r t i a l l y c l e a r e d . The Kesbewa t a n k is f u l l y c l e a r e d .A f i e l d c u l t u r e o f t h e b i o - c o n t v o l a g e n t w a s set u p a t t h e R i c e R e s e a r c h S t a t i o n , B e n t o t a to m a i n t a i n a w e e v i l p o p u l a t i o n i n t h e f i e l d . t I n the B io l og i ca 1 Con t ro l o f Water Hyacinth P ro jec t , quaran- t i n e t e s t s t o n f irmed t h a t the proposed bio-conro 1 agent f o r water-hyac i n t h - Neochetina eichhornea cou ld be r e leased f r e e l y i n t o f i e l d s i t e s . I t was c l e a r l y shown t h a t Neochetina eichhotnea i s s p e c i f i c t o water hyar i n t h and c o u l d feed on, b u t n o t m u l t i p l y on Nonoc hor i a vas ina 1 i s and M_. has t a t a . A 1 though s 1 i g h t feeding on a s i n g l e h o r t i c u l t u r a l c u l t i v a r of Canna sp. was observed, no p l a n t o f economic importance was observed t o be endangered by the insec t . Tests were c a r r i e d o u t t o ascer- t a i n the e f f e c t a f the b i o - con t ro l agent on water hyac in th p l an t s . , I n order t o increase the e f fec t i veness o f the b io- c o n t r o l agent, the water hyac in th p4ants were t o be weakened ' w i t h a herb ic ide and a fungus ; . Tests revealed t h a t the he rb i c i de had no adverse e f f e c t on the weevi l . Screening o f the h s e c t against the 'fungus continued . . TA B LE I : G R A N T S SP O N SO R E D B Y N A R ES A S ta tu s S um m ar y Du ri ng 19 89 D lS C l P L IN E A gr ic ul tu n: B io lo gi ca l C he m ic al E ne rg y Me di ca l & N at ur al P hy si ca l S ci en ce S oc ia l B io lo gi ca l M an gr ov es & A ni m al S ci en ce s S ci en ce s V et er in ar y R es ou rc es & E ng ir k E du ca ti on S ci en ce s C on tr ol o f S T A T U S Ii us ba nd ry S c~ en ce s ee rl ng A q u at ~ c S ci en ce 3 W ee ds W at er H ya ci nt h 37 02 04 T ot al N o. of gr an ts o pe ra ti ng d ur in g 19 89 15 35 39 01 29 01 18 02 I G ra nt s aw ar de d - 1 98 9 02 03 09 09 07 so 01 09 , A m ou nt al lo ca te d fo r 19 89 (N ew a nd o ng oi ng R s. ) ' G ra nt s co m pl et ed ,- 1 98 9 03 08 14 08 ** 01 OG - 06 0 1 01 G ra nt s w ith dr aw n - 19 89 04 01 01 0 1 - I G ra nt s te rm in at ed - 19 89 h ) 02 Oi u R A 's ap po in te d - 1 98 9 01 02 08 05 02 01 I R eg is te re d' fo r PC - 19 89 - 02 02 04 - T he si s P C - 19 89 02 0 1 01 04 C om m un ic at io ns & pu bl ic at io ns - 19 89 01 02 35 03 18 02 N ew A pp lic at io ns - 1 99 0 16 I6 13 09 11 01 14 Fu nd q re qu es te d fo r 19 90 ( R s. ) 35 0, 34 0 2, 20 0, 00 0 98 7, 73 0 - 1, 20 0, 00 0 64 9, 59 0 21 ,2 50 53 3, 30 1 - G ra nt s ap pr ov ed f or 19 90 03 03 07 - 03 06 01 07 - - I - A m o~ ln t a pp ro ve d fo r 1s t ye ar (1 99 0) fo r ne w gr an ts ( R s. ) 25 7, 34 0 22 0, 70 0 41 8, 85 0 19 8, 50 0 24 7, 59 0 5, 00 0 15 1, 35 0 T ot al a m ou nt a pp ro ve d fo r ne w 36 3, 00 0 25 6, 94 0 5, 00 0 18 3s 4W gr an ts - 19 90 ,(R s. ) 55 9, 38 0 37 3, 60 0 1, 05 3, 07 5 - - ** In cl ud es o ne U 'H O g ra nt * P er io d 4- 4- 89 - 1- 4- 90 TA B LE If : G R A N TS S PO N SO R E D B Y FO R E IG N A G EN C I.E S S ta tu s S um m ar y du ri ng 1 98 9 FO R E IG N A G EN C Y A C l A R C ID A C SC U ni v of U N E SC O U S- A 1 D N A R ES A -S A R EC R es ea rc h C o- op er at io n ST A T U S D IS C IP L IN E B io -c on tr ol of F er ti li ze r E xe te r M an gr ov es 7 A qu at ic w ee ds B uf fa lo In la nd F is he r Z oo lo gi ca l a (S al vi ni a) R es ea rc h -i es re se ar ch S ur ve y of P ro gr am ne P ro gr am m e Sr i L an ka ** T ot al N o. of g ra n ts o pe ra ti ng d ur in g' 1 98 9 03 27 0 1 09 12 01 06 G ra nt s aw ar de d - 1 98 9 02 0 2 01 ** 32 A m ou nt al lo ca te d fo r 19 89 ( ne w & o ng oi ng R s.) - * 1, 29 7, 76 2 35 4, 00 0 56 5, 33 5 5, 28 3, 55 0 + .h ,3 20 ** * Ne w / G ra nt s co m pl et ed - 19 89 0 1 03 02 02 I G ra nt s w it hd ra w n - 1 98 9 I i ! 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